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Checklist for Subfamily Xanthinae MacLeay, 1838
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
68
419
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
382
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
44
315
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
79
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
66
162
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyXanthinae
MacLeay, 1838
16
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
16 Genera with 30 Species
Demania Laurie, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Euryxanthops Garth & Kim, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Lachnopodus Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18345SpeciesTaxom
Liagore De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Macromedaeus Ward, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Megametope Filhol, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Metaxanthops Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Neoxanthias Ward, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neoxanthops Guinot, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthias Odhner, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthodes Guinot, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthus Lucas, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 04SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Demania cultripes Alcock, 1898Grooved Demania
Demania intermedia Guinot, 1969
Euryxanthops flexidentatus Garth & Kim, 1983
Euryxanthops latifrons Davie, 1997
Lachnopodus bidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Lachnopodus ponapensis Rathbun, 1907
Lachnopodus subacutus Stimpson, 1858
Leptodius affinis De Haan, 1835
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Leptodius exaratus sanguineus
Leptodius nudipes Dana, 1852
Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Liagore rubromaculata De Haan, 1835Red-spotted Crab
Macromedaeus crassimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macromedaeus demani Odhner, 1925
Macromedaeus nudipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Megametope ogaensis Sakai, 1974
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Metaxanthops acutus Serène, 1984
Neoxanthias impressus Latreille, 1812
Neoxanthops lineatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Paraxanthias elegans Stimpson, 1858
Paraxanthias notatus Dana, 1852
Paraxanthias pachydactylus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Paraxanthodes cumatodes MacGilchrist, 1905
Paraxanthodes obtusidens Sakai, 1965
Xanthias joanneae Mendoza, 2013
Xanthias lamarcki (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Xanthias leptodius
Xantho nudipes (A. Milne-Edw..., 1867)⇒ Macromedaeus nudipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867


Links, sources and further information
Xanthinae at artfakta.se
Xanthinae at biodiversity.org.au
Xanthinae at marinespecies.org