[Crustacea • 2015] Binhthuanomon vinhtan • A New Genus and New Species of Semi-Terrestrial Freshwater Crab (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from south central Vietnam

A new genus and new species of semi-terrestrial crab of the family Potamidae,Binhthuanomon vinhtan n. sp., is described from south central Vietnam. The new genus is morphologically closest to Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 2003, and Balssipotamon Dang & Ho, 2008, in the shapes of the carapace and first gonopod but is easily distinguished by distinct carapace characteristics and gonopod 1 structures, and the habitat occupied.

Keywords: Crustacea, Binhthuanomon, new genus, new species, endangered species, conservation, Vietnam

Do, Van-Tu, V. T. Le and Doan D. Phan. 2015. Binhthuanomon vinhtan, A New Genus and New Species of Semi-Terrestrial Freshwater Crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from south central Vietnam. Zootaxa. 4052(1): 117–126. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.1.6