Latreillia (crab)
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Latreillia is a genus of crabs in the family Latreilliidae
, comprising five species:
The name Latreillia honors Pierre André Latreille
. A genus of flies also was also given the same name and, as a junior homonym, was renamed Belvosia
.
Latreilliidae
Latreilliidae is a small family of crabs. They are relatively small long-legged crabs found on soft bottoms at depths of up in mostly tropical and subtemperate waters around the world. The family and its type genus are named after Pierre André Latreille...
, comprising five species:
- Latreillia elegans Roux, 1830
- Latreillia metanesa Williams, 1982
- Latreillia pennifera Alcock, 1900
- Latreillia valida De Haan, 1839
- Latreillia williamsi Melo, 1990
The name Latreillia honors Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare species he found in the prison, Necrobia ruficollis...
. A genus of flies also was also given the same name and, as a junior homonym, was renamed Belvosia
Belvosia
Belvosia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.-Species:*B. albifrons Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830*B. aldrichi Townsend, 1931*B. analis Macquart, 1846*B. ansata Reinhard, 1951*B. argentifrons Aldrich, 1928...
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