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Issue: Vol. 917 No. 1: 24 Mar. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-03-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.917.1.1
Page range: 1–15
Abstract views: 59
PDF downloaded: 6

On a new genus and species of freshwater crab from Vietnam, with comments on the nomenclatural status of Orientalia Dang, 1975 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Potamidae: Potamiscinae)

Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore
Crustacea Brachyura Potamidae Potamiscinae Laevimon Orientalia Hainanpotamon new genus new species freshwater crab Vietnam Hainan taxonomy

Abstract

A new potamiscine genus, Laevimon, is established for two species of semi-terrestrial freshwater crabs from Vietnam, viz., Laevimon kottelati, new species (type species) and L. tankiensis (Dang & Tran, 1992). The genus is morphologically closest to Hainanpotamon Dai, 1995, but is easily distinguished by distinct sternal and gonopodal characters. The status of Orientalia Dang, 1975, a synonym of Hainanpotamon, as a junior homonym of Orientalia Radoman, 1972 (Mollusca), is also discussed.