A new species of sand crab of the genus Lepidopa from Veracruz, Mexico, and an illustrated key for the recorded species of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea

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Published Jul 27, 2018
DOI https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i12.84
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Manuel Ortiz
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico
José Luis Tello-Musi
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico
Alberto Morales-Moreno
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico

Abstract

The description of a new species of the sand crab genus Lepidopa is presented. It has been collected in the litoral zone of the Villa Rica Beach, Veracruz, México. There are 14 known species of the genus. Of these, six have been recorded for the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The new species Lepidopa boykoi is easily distinguished from the other known by presenting its rectangular eye peduncles, with their orbits located at the internal basal angles thereof. It also offers an illustrated key for the identification of the species in the region. Keywords: sand crab, Lepidopa, new species, Veracruz, México.

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Ortiz, M., Tello-Musi, J. L., & Morales-Moreno, A. (2018). A new species of sand crab of the genus Lepidopa from Veracruz, Mexico, and an illustrated key for the recorded species of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Novitates Caribaea, (12), 49–62. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i12.84

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