Two new potamid crabs, Yuexipotamon arcophallus new genus, new species and Minutomon shanweiense new genus, new species, (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from southern China
Author
Huang, Chao
Author
Mao, Si Ying
Author
Huang, Jian Rong
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Zootaxa
2014
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455
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journal article
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Minutomon
,
new genus
Diagnosis
. Carapace with dorsal surface slightly convex; surface generally covered with weak rugae on anterolateral regions (
Fig. 7
A); postorbital cristae blunt, expanding to epigastric cristae and anterolateral margin (
Fig. 7
A); external orbital tooth bluntly triangular with convex margins, separated from anterolateral margin by gap (
Fig. 7
A,C); median lobe of posterior margin of epistome broadly triangular (
Fig. 7
C); third maxilliped with slender ischium, exopod reaches beyond ischial margin, with long flagellum (
Fig. 8
D); male abdomen triangular, telson with almost straight lateral margins, rounded tip (
Fig. 7
B); G1 slender, straight, terminal segment rugose, bent outwards (
Fig. 7
D, 8B, C); basal segment of G2 subquadrate (
Fig. 8
A).
Etymology
. The genus name is derived from the Latin word for small,
minutus
, which describes the small size of the
type
species for this genus. The suffix “-mon” is derived from
Potamon
, the
type
genus of the family. Gender of genus neuter.
Remarks
.
Sinopotamon
and
Mediapotamon
are similar to
Minutomon
,
new genus
, but the three genera can easily be distinguished by a number of characters (
Table 2
). The G1 of
Minutomon shanweiense
,
new genus
, new species
, and
Sinopotamon kwanhsiense
Tai & Sung, 1975
, are similar, but this may be due to convergent evolution because all their other characters are very different. The references to some characters of
Sinopotamon
and
Mediapotamon
could not be found in previous literature, but the characters could be observed from various specimens from SYSU.
Comparative material
.
Sinopotamon anyuanense
Dai, Zhou & Peng, 1995
:
1
male (45.7 ×
39.1 mm
) (
SYSU
001080), Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province,
China
, April, 2013;
Sinopotamon chekiangense
Tai & Sung, 1975:
1
male (32.0 ×
26.1 mm
) (
SYSU
001079), Lucheng District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province,
China
, March, 2013;
Sinopotamon fukienense
Dai & Chen, 1979:
1
male (45.7 ×
39.1 mm
) (
SYSU
001054), Fuqing City, Fujian Province,
China
, May, 2013;
Mediapotamon leishanense
Dai, 1995
:
1
male (15.5 ×
12.4 mm
) (
SYSU
001094), Leishan County, Guizhou Province,
China
, coll. C. Huang, July, 2013.