Hirsutodynomene, McLay, 1999

Mclay, Colin L. & Ng, Peter K. L., 2005, On a collection of Dromiidae and Dynomenidae from the Philippines, with description of a new species of Hirsutodynomene McLay, 1999 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura), Zootaxa 1029 (1), pp. 1-30 : 24

Key to the species of Hirsutodynomene

1. Carapace surface with some granules and/or small spines, carapace width to length ratio> 1.25 ..................................................................................................................2.

­ Carapace surface smooth, carapace width to length ratio <1.25.................................... ................................................................................. Hirsutodynomene vespertilio n. sp.

2. Branchial areas of carapace with around 12 small spines, inner carpal margin of cheliped bearing a sharp spine, margins of second to fourth pereopods adorned with well developed spines, short setae bent at right angles .......................................................... ..................................................................... Hirsutodynomene spinosa ( Rathbun, 1911.

­ Branchial areas of carapace with around 6 small spines, inner carpal margin of cheliped bearing a blunt lobe, margins of second to fourth pereopods adorned with a few granules or short spines, short setae not bent at right angles ......................................... ..................................................................... Hirsutodynomene ursula ( Stimpson, 1860)