Pseudocoutierea Holthuis, 1951

Grave, De, 2007, A new species of Pseudocoutierea Holthuis from the Caribbean coast of Panama (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae), with a key to the genus, Zootaxa 1397, pp. 29-37 : 36

Key to the genus Pseudocoutierea Holthuis, 1951 .

1 Post­hepatic protuberance present................................................................................................................2

­ Post­hepatic protuberance absent..................................................................................................................3

2 First pereiopod gracile, chelae 6­7 times as long as wide ......................................... P. wirtzi ( Cape Verde)

­ First pereiopod robust, chelae 3 times as long as wide ......... P. dotae sp. nov. (Caribbean coast of Panama)

3 Supra­orbital eaves antero­laterally acuminate.............................................................................................4

­ Supra­orbital eaves antero­laterally convex ............................................................ P. edentata ( Colombia)

4 Pleura of third pleonite postero­laterally acuminate.....................................................................................5

­ Pleura of third pleonite postero­laterally rounded ................................................ P. antillensis (Caribbean)

5 Tooth of third pleonite distally placed, propodus of third pereiopod with infero­distal spine ....................... ................................................................................................................................ P. elegans (East Pacific)

­ Tooth of third pleonite medially placed, propodus of third pereiopod without infero­distal spine................ .................................................................................................................................. P. conchae ( Colombia)