Species list, Checklist of Section Dromiacea for U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	131 256 405	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	131 256 405	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	75 172 296	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	75 172 296	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	69 160 281	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	33 92 153	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833	3 5 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for U.S. Virgin Islands
3 Families width 7 Species

Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899		2	Species	Taxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839	Carrier crabs	1	Species	Taxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833	Sponge crabs	4	Species	Taxom

Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
5 Genera with 7 Species

Homolodromia A. Milne-Edw..., 1880		2	Species	Taxom
Homologenus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880		1	Species	Taxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1799		2	Species	Taxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 1830		1	Species	Taxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
7 Species

Homolodromia monstrosa Martin, Chri..., 2001
Homolodromia paradoxa A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Homologenus rostratus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763	Rough shellback crab
Hypoconcha sabulosa (Herbst, 1799)	⇒ Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830	Sponge Crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858	Lesser Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands

Superfamily	Dromioidea De Haan, 1833	1 3 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Homolodromioidea Alcock, 1899	1 1 2	Family Genus Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Homoloidea De Haan, 1839	1 1 1	Family Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Dromiacea at marinespecies.org
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org