Fauna Sinica Crustracea Malacostraca Decapoda Parathelphusidae Potamidae

Author: Dai Aiyun
Language: Chinese with English summary
1999; Hardcover; 501 pages ,238 figures

The present work deals with freshwater crabs: Parathelphusidae and Potamidae of China.

It comprises of two parts:

1.General account
(1) Brief history of study;
(2) Morphylogy;
(3) Systematics;
(4).Analysis of Zoogeography;
(5) Biology;
(6).Economic significance

2.Systematic account
In the present work, 228 species and subspecies are described. They belong to 2 superfamilies, 2 families and 35 genera. Among them, 2 new genera and 11 new species and subspecies, 2 new combinations are included