Clibanarius

Nucci, Paulo Ricardo & Melo, Gustavo Augusto Schmidt De, 2015, Hermit crabs from Brazil: Family Diogenidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Paguroidea), except Paguristes, Zootaxa 3947 (3), pp. 327-346 : 331

Key to the species of Clibanarius from Brazil

1. Dactyls of first and second ambulatory legs shorter than propodi................................................ 2

- Dactyls of first and second ambulatory legs longer than propodi................................................. 3

2. First and second ambulatory legs with orange or red transverse band, mainly at articulation between the dactyl and propodus.............................................................................................. C. tricolor

- First and second ambulatory legs with broad longitudinal light stripe on dark background at lateral faces of carpus, propodus and dactyl.................................................................................. C.antillensis

3. Antenule long, overreaching cornea by more than half length of distal segment of peduncle.................... C.foresti

- Antenule short, not overreaching cornea by more than half length of distal segment of peduncle........................ 4

4. Propodus (lateral face) of first and second ambulatory legs with single median longitudinal dark stripe, bordered by light stripe on either side.............................................................................. C. sclopetarius

- Propodus (lateral face) of first and second ambulatory legs with four thin light stripes, separated by broader dark stripes.................................................................................................. C. vittatus