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Issue: Vol. 4508 No. 4: 2 Nov. 2018
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2018-11-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4508.4.5
Page range: 569–575
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A new species of highland vampire crab (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae: Geosesarma) from Serian, Sarawak

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
Crustacea semiterrestrial crab taxonomy Borneo Malaysia phytotelm

Abstract

A new species of semiterrestrial highland vampire crab of the family Sesarmidae, Geosesarma larsi n. sp., is described from western Sarawak. This brings the number of Bornean Geosesarma species to 12. Geosesarma larsi n. sp. is distinguished from congeners by the structures of the carapace, third maxilliped exopod and gonopods, as well as the proportions of its ambulatory legs. The colour pattern in life is also strikingly different from allied species. Notes on its ecology are provided and conservation threats briefly discussed.

 

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