Pseudopaguristes

Rahayu, Dwi Listyo, 2005, Additions to the Indonesian fauna of the hermit crab genus Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin and a further division of the genus Paguristes Dana (Crustacea: Decapoda: Paguroidea: Diogenidae), Zootaxa 831, pp. 1-42 : 25-26

Key to the Indonesian species of Pseudopaguristes

1. Chelipeds markedly unequal ..................................................... P. kuekenthali n. comb.

– Chelipeds equal or subequal ............................................................................. 2

2. Ocular acicles simple ................................................................................................... 3

– Ocular acicles bi­ or multifid ............................................................................ 4

3. Spines of telson large, 6–12 on each posterior lobe; males with right gonopore only, left first pleopod reduced, left second reduced or absent .......... P. monoporus n. comb.

– Spines of telson small, 4–5 on each posterior lobe; males with paired gonopores, paired first and second pleopods well developed ................................ P. gracilis n. sp.

4. Telson with terminal margins armed with prominent spines ............. P. h i a n s n. comb.

– Telson with terminal margins armed with spiniform bristles or very slender spines...... .................................................................................................................. P. a s p e r n. sp.