A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Teretamon Yeo Ng, 2007 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India

A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Teretamon Yeo Ng, 2007 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India

A new species of potamid crab of the genus Teretamon Yeo Ng, 2007, is described from Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species, T. kempi n. sp., can be distinguished from its congeners by a distinct combination of carapace and gonopod characters: a rel...

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Published in:Zootaxa Vol. 4500; no. 4; p. 587
Main Authors: Mitra, Santanu, Payra, Arajush, Chandra, Kailash
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Zealand 18-10-2018
Subjects:
Animals
Brachyura
Fresh Water
India
India
Crustacea, taxonomy, Teretamon kempi, Namdapha Tiger Reserve
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Summary:A new species of potamid crab of the genus Teretamon Yeo Ng, 2007, is described from Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species, T. kempi n. sp., can be distinguished from its congeners by a distinct combination of carapace and gonopod characters: a relatively high carapace with a bilobed frontal margin; subquadrate sixth abdominal somite with nearly parallel lateral margins; and a relatively small G1 terminal segment with a semicircular to bluntly triangular dorsal flap. All known Teretamon species are compared with the new species, and a key for this genus is provided.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4500.4.8