Areopaguristes

Lemaitre, Rafael & Felder, Darryl L., 2012, A new species of the hermit crab genus Areopaguriste s Rahayu & McLaughlin, 2010 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) discovered in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef of Belize, Caribbean Sea, Zootaxa 3480, pp. 67-79 : 77

Key to species of Areopaguristes from the western Atlantic

1. Ocular acicles adjacent, rostrum short; antennal flagellum with long setae each 7–15 times as long as flagellar article.................................................................................................... A. hummi

– Ocular acicles separated, rostrum long and extending between the ocular scales; antennal flagellum with short setae each about 2 times or less as long as flagellar article................................................................... 2

2. Dactyl of second pereopod slender, about 10 times as long high (height measured at base of dactyl); carpus and propodus of second pereopod with dorsal row of long, slender spines................................................. A. iris

– Dactyl of second pereopod not slender, no more than 6 times as long as high; carpus and propodus of second pereopod with row of short spines or weakly armed...................................................................... 3

3. Palms and carpi of chelipeds with dorsal surfaces prominently elevated on margins and midline; distal margin of inferior lamella of first pleopod of male with 3–5 rows of minute hooked spines; females with brood pouch............. A. hewatti

– Palms and carpi of chelipeds with dorsal surfaces evenly convex, not elevated; distal margin of inferior lamella of first pleopod of male entire, unarmed; females without brood pouch............................................ A. tudgei n. sp.