Latreillia Explained

Latreillia is a genus of crabs in the family Latreilliidae, comprising five species:^[1]

• Latreillia elegans Roux, 1830
• Latreillia metanesa Williams, 1982
• Latreillia pennifera Alcock, 1900
• Latreillia valida De Haan, 1839
• Latreillia williamsi Melo, 1990

The name Latreillia honors Pierre André Latreille. A genus of flies was also given the same name and, as a junior homonym, was renamed Belvosia.

Notes and References

1. . 2008 . 17 . 1–286 . Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world . P. K. L. Ng, D. Guinot & P. J. F. Davie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606061453/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf . 2011-06-06 .