Lithopagurus Provenzano, 1968

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Lithopagurus Provenzano, 1968

Diagnosis. Gills biserial, 13 pairs. Rostrum triangular. Ocular acicles simple. Crista dentata with 1 accessory tooth. Chelipeds grossly unequal; right chela operculate. Sternite of somite XII (thoracomere 6, pereopods 3) with subquadrate anterior lobe. Pereopod 4 semichelate; propodal rasp with several rows of corneous scales; apparently no preungual process. Pereopod 5 minutely chelate. Male with pleopod 2 paired, modified; no unpaired pleopods. Female with pleopods 2–4. Abdomen reduced. Uropods generally symmetrical. Telson without lateral indentations; terminal margin entire. Type species: Lithopagurus yucatanicus Provenzano, 1968 .