Enoplometopus, A. MILNE EDWARDS, 1862

Poupin, Joseph, 2003, Reef lobsters Enoplometopus A. Milne Edwards, 1862 from French Polynesia, with a brief revision of the genus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Enoplometopidae), Zoosystema 25 (4), pp. 643-664 : 660-661

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF ENOPLOMETOPUS A. MILNE EDWARDS, 1862

1. Upper and lower faces of chela with tubercles (sometimes indistinct in juveniles). Pleura of abdominal somites II-V, each rounded or bluntly pointed. Telson with only one lateral spine.............................................................................................. 2

— Upper and lower faces of chela smooth. Pleura of abdominal somites II-V, each with sharp, posteriorly curved median tooth. Telson with two lateral spines .................. 7

2. Dactyl of cheliped with spines over full length of outer margin .............................. 3

— Dactyl of cheliped with only two or three spines on distal part of outer margin (sometimes with a few proximal spines).................................................................. 4

3. Carapace with two intermediate spines and three lateral spines; postcervical spine absent ...................................................................................... Enoplometopus pictus

— Carapace with one intermediate spine and two lateral spines; postcervical spine present ...................................................................................... Enoplometopus crosnieri

4. Carapace with an indistinct postcervical spine ........................................................ 5

— Carapace with a marked postcervical spine ............................................................ 6

5. Lateral face of carapace with vertical streaks (lateral margin of rostrum with three spines) .................................................................................... Enoplometopus daumi

— Lateral face of carapace without vertical streaks (lateral margin of rostrum with two spines)...................................................................................... Enoplometopus chacei

6. Carapace armed with five median spines .......................... Enoplometopus occidentalis

— Carapace armed with four median spines .............................. Enoplometopus debelius

7. Carapace with two postcervical spines; dactyl of chela without spines on outer margin; margins of abdominal pleura II-V smooth in adults ........................................ 8

— Carapace with one postcervical spine; dactyl of chela with spines along entire outer margin or restricted to distal portion of outer margin; margins of abdominal pleura II-V finely denticulated in adults .......................................... Enoplometopus callistus

8. Chela five to six times longer than wide ................................................................ 9

— Chela three times longer than wide .................................... Enoplometopus antillensis

9. Posterior margin of sixth abdominal tergite without spines; carapace with spots ...... ............................................................................................ Enoplometopus gracilipes

— Posterior margin of sixth abdominal tergite with two short spines; lateral face of carapace with large white circle or with network of streaks ........................................ 10

10.Spines of abdominal pleura long, those of pleura IV-V reaching to posterior margins of pleura; lateral face of carapace with a large white ring; palm of chela without bands .................................................................................. Enoplometopus holthuisi

— Spines of abdominal pleura short, those of pleura IV-V not reaching to posterior margins of pleura; lateral face of carapace with a network of streaks; palm of chela with bands ...................................................................... Enoplometopus voigtmanni