Abstract |
The family Deckeniidae Ortmann, 1897, is revised and only 2 East African species
are recognised, D. imitatrix Hilgendorf, 1869, and D. mitis Hilgendorf, 1898. The
identity of the poorly known species from Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Deckenia
alluaudi A. Milne Edwards and Bouvier, 1893, is clarified. This species is
redescribed, assigned to a new genus (Seychellum gen. nov.), removed from the
Deckeniidae sensu stricto and transferred to the family Gecarcinucidae Rathbun,
1904. |