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| Leucolepidopa nubes Wan, Meng, Li & Dong, 2025 |
Abstract
A new species of the albuneid sand crab, Leucolepidopa nubes sp. nov., is described based on a specimen from the coastal waters of Hainan Island, northern South China Sea, China. The new species can be distinguished from the sole congeneric species, L. sunda Efford 1969, primarily by the number of antennal flagellum articles, the size of the setal field of the carapace, and the shape of the P4 dactylus heel. The diagnosis of the genus Leucolepidopa is emended to include the new species. The present paper is the first report of the subfamily Lepidopinae from the South China Sea and China. This new species is the second member in the genus Leucolepidopa and extends the distribution range record of the subfamily to the northern tropical area in Asia.
Keywords: Lepidopinae, Leucolepidopa, new distribution record, new species, South China Sea
Leucolepidopa nubes sp. nov.
Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin nubes (= cloud), referring to the pattern of thesetae grooves on the carapace. Used as a noun inapposition. The Chinese name of the new species is“云纹白鳞目蟹”.
Y. Wan, F. Meng, X. Li and D. Dong. 2025. A New Species and A New record of the albuneid subfamily Lepidopinae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from China. The European Zoological Journal. 92(1); 558-566. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2025.2487513 [27 May 2025]
