6 NEW SPECIES OF FRESH-WATER CRABS (BRACHYURA, PSEUDOTHELPHUSIDAE) FROM CHIAPAS, MEXICO

Authors
ALVAREZ F VILLALOBOS JL
Citation
F. Alvarez et Jl. Villalobos, 6 NEW SPECIES OF FRESH-WATER CRABS (BRACHYURA, PSEUDOTHELPHUSIDAE) FROM CHIAPAS, MEXICO, Journal of crustacean biology, 18(1), 1998, pp. 187-198
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of crustacean biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02780372
Volume
18
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
187 - 198
Database
ISI
SICI code
0278-0372(1998)18:1<187:6NSOFC>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Six new species of fresh-water crabs of the family Pseudothelphusidae from Chiapas, Mexico, are described. Two of the new species belong to the genus Phrygiopilus, which is reported from Mexico for the first ti me; 1 new species of Potamocarcinus is recognized; and 3 new species a re placed in the genus Odontothelphusa. With the description of these new taxa, Chiapas, Mexico, can be considered as one of the areas of hi ghest diversity for pseudothelphusid crabs.