Spiralothelphusa

Pati, S. K. & Sudha Devi, A. R., 2015, Spiralothelphusa gibberosa, a new freshwater crab (Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from Thrissur district, Kerala, India, Zootaxa 3963 (3), pp. 416-424 : 422-423

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.3.5

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0E2F06F8-FC69-4B3B-9EBF-E2557FEF48E0

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6094128

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F71087FF-F837-FF9D-FF2C-CCF22EFBFEA8

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Spiralothelphusa
status

 

Key to the species of Spiralothelphusa View in CoL

1. Postorbital cristae almost straight, gently sloping posteriorly towards lateral border; G1 terminal segment and distal portion of subterminal segment strongly twisted clockwise full turn...................................................... 2

- Postorbital cristae distinctly curved, sloping posteriorly towards postorbital region and then anteriorly towards lateral border; G1 terminal segment and distal portion of subterminal segment less strongly twisted clockwise half turn............... 3

2. Telson slightly longer than sixth male abdominal somite; G1 twisted portion long, two-third length of non-twisted portion; terminal segment tip gently curved downwards; non-twisted portion outer margin without hump.............. S. wuellerstorfi View in CoL

- Telson equal in length to sixth male abdominal somite; G1 twisted portion short, half-length of non-twisted portion; terminal segment tip distinctly curved upwards; non-twisted portion outer margin with distinct setose hump............. S. parvula View in CoL

3. G2 distal segment short, 0.25 times length of basal segment; G1 terminal segment tip gently curved upwards … S. hydrodroma View in CoL

- G2 distal segment long, 0.4–0.5 times length of basal segment; G1 terminal segment tip gently curved downwards or almost straight............................................................................................ 4

4. G1 twisted portion long, two-third length of non-twisted portion; non-twisted portion outer margin with distinct setose hump...................................................................................... S. gibberosa View in CoL n. sp.

- G1 twisted portion short, half length of non-twisted portion; non-twisted portion outer margin without hump............. 5

5. Chelipedal carpus of adults with inner distal spine only; G1 terminal segment tip narrow, gently hooked downwards to almost straight; subterminal segment not visible as hump on base of terminal segment from dorsal view................. S. senex View in CoL

- Chelipedal carpus of adults with both inner distal spine and very low sub-basal granule; G1 terminal segment tip normal, straight; subterminal segment visible as hump on base of terminal segment from dorsal view................ S. fernandoi View in CoL

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