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The Genus Astacoides Guérin (Decapoda Macrura )

The Genus Astacoides Guérin (Decapoda Macrura ) THE GENUS ASTACOIDES GUÉRIN (DECAPODA MACRURA ) BY L. B. HOLTHUIS Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden, The Netherlands Since the publication of the revision of A.rtacozde.r by Monod & Petit (1929) very little has been published on this highly interesting genus of freshwater cray- fish, which is the only representative of the family Parastacidae in Africa. Monod & Petit (1929) considered the genus, which is endemic to Madagascar, monotypic, be it that they subdivided the type species, Astacoides madagascareya.ri.r (H. Milne Edwards & Audouin) into 4 subspecies or varieties: A. m. madagasca- ren.ris ( H. Milne Edwards & Audouin ) , A. betsileoensis Petit, A. m. brevirostri.r Monod & Petit, and A. m. gramtlimanuJ Monod & Petit. Recently a small collection of A.rtacoides was received by the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden, from Mr. Y. Therezien, Ing6nieur-hydrobiologiste of the Centre Technique Forestier Tropical at Tananarive. A study of this collec- tion, which contains three of the four forms recognized by Monod & Petit, and the examination of several types made it possible to provide some additional infor- mation on the genus. This information, though it does not change the taxonomic picture given by Monod & Petit, makes some http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

The Genus Astacoides Guérin (Decapoda Macrura )

Holthuis, L.B.
Crustaceana , Volume 6 (4): 309 – Jan 1, 1964
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© 1964 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0011-216x
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THE GENUS ASTACOIDES GUÉRIN (DECAPODA MACRURA ) BY L. B. HOLTHUIS Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden, The Netherlands Since the publication of the revision of A.rtacozde.r by Monod & Petit (1929) very little has been published on this highly interesting genus of freshwater cray- fish, which is the only representative of the family Parastacidae in Africa. Monod & Petit (1929) considered the genus, which is endemic to Madagascar, monotypic, be it that they subdivided the type species, Astacoides madagascareya.ri.r (H. Milne Edwards & Audouin) into 4 subspecies or varieties: A. m. madagasca- ren.ris ( H. Milne Edwards & Audouin ) , A. betsileoensis Petit, A. m. brevirostri.r Monod & Petit, and A. m. gramtlimanuJ Monod & Petit. Recently a small collection of A.rtacoides was received by the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden, from Mr. Y. Therezien, Ing6nieur-hydrobiologiste of the Centre Technique Forestier Tropical at Tananarive. A study of this collec- tion, which contains three of the four forms recognized by Monod & Petit, and the examination of several types made it possible to provide some additional infor- mation on the genus. This information, though it does not change the taxonomic picture given by Monod & Petit, makes some

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