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| Himalayapotamon garhwalense |
Abstract
A new species of potamid freshwater crab, Himalayapotamon garhwalense n. sp., is described from a stream near Khanda in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India. The new species is differentiated from all congeners by a suite of carapace and gonopod features, including the short, stout and conical G1 terminal joint with gradually tapered distal portion. Himalayapotamon Pretzmann, 1966, is now represented by 11 species including H. garhwalense n. sp. An identification key to the species in the genus is provided.
Keywords: Crustacea, taxonomy, new species, identification key, India
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| Himalayapotamon garhwalense n. sp., holotype male (ZSI, WRC-C. 1178). A, dorsal view; B, frontal view; C, ventral view. Scale bar = 10 mm. |
Taxonomy
Family Potamidae Ortmann, 1896
Subfamily Potaminae Ortmann, 1896
Himalayapotamon Pretzmann, 1966
Himalayapotamon garhwalense n. sp.
Etymology. The specific epithet refers to Garhwal, an administrative division of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, where the crab seems to be endemic
S. K. Pati and Singh, S., 2017, A New Species of Freshwater Crab of the Genus Himalayapotamon Pretzmann, 1966 (Decapoda, Brachyura: Potamidae: Potaminae) from Uttarakhand, northern India. Zootaxa. 4237(1); 191-200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4237.1.11
