The identity of the semiterrestrial crab Terrathelphusa kuchingensis (Nobili, 1901) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of four new species from southwestern Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
Four new species of semiterrestrial gecarcinucid crabs are described from limestone and sandstone habitats in southwestern Sarawak, Malaysia: Terrathelphusa aglaia n. sp., T. cerina n. sp., T. kundong n. sp., and T. mas n. sp. The taxonomy of T. kuchingensis (Nobili, 1901) is discussed, its precis...
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| Language: | English |
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Zootaxa
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10561/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10561/1/NO%20131%20The%20identity%20of%20the%20semiterrestrial%20crab%20Terrathelphusa%20kuchingensis%20%28Nobili%2C%201901%29%20%28Crustacea%20%28abstract%29.pdf |
| Summary: | Four new species of semiterrestrial gecarcinucid crabs are described from limestone and sandstone habitats in
southwestern Sarawak, Malaysia: Terrathelphusa aglaia n. sp., T. cerina n. sp., T. kundong n. sp., and T. mas n. sp. The
taxonomy of T. kuchingensis (Nobili, 1901) is discussed, its precise identity ascertained from fresh material, and its actual distribution determined. This increases the number of Terrathelphusa species in Borneo to eight. |
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