The genus Parilia Wood-Mason, in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891, with description of a new species and establishment of a new genus for P. tuberculata Sakai, 1961 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Leucosiidae)

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Language

English

Creator

Ng, P. K. L.
Devi, S.
Kumar, A. B.

Source Title

The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Publication date

2018/05/04

Publisher

Dept. of Zoology, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Page

300–319

Content Type

Journal Article

Object Type

Text

Terms of Use

Open Access

Access Status

Open

Repository

NUS Libraries

Start File Page

300

End File Page

319

Volume

66

Issue

2

Call Number

QL319 NMB

Subject

Leucosiidae -- Identification

Keyword

Crustacea
Leucosioidea
revision
systematics
new genus
new species
Indo-West Pacific
frogs

Abstract

The taxonomy of the Indo-West Pacific leucosiid crabs of the genus Parilia Wood-Mason, in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891, is revised. The genus is redefined and four species are here recognised: P. alcocki Wood-Mason, in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 (type species); P. major Sakai, 1961; P. ovata Chen, 1984; and P. pattersoni, new species. Parilia pattersoni from the eastern Indian Ocean is morphologically similar to P. major but can easily be distinguished by its more granulate carapace, chelipeds and ambulatory legs. Parilia tuberculata Sakai, 1961, is referred to its own genus, Neparilia, new genus, as the structure of its carapace, third maxillipeds, chelipeds, male pleon and male first gonopods are markedly different from Parilia s. str.

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