TABLE II in Morphological and molecular evidence support four new Liberonautes Bott, 1955 (Decapoda, Potamonautidae, Liberonautinae) species of freshwater crabs from Sierra Leone, West Africa

TABLE II Morphological and meristic differences between the four new Liberonautes species
CharactersL. kasonko sp. nov.L. njala sp. nov.L. schubarti sp.L. sugarloaf sp.nov.nov.Adult size rangeCW 46.5 mmCW 52-66 mmCW 22-23 mmCW 51-75 mmCarapace; postfrontalDistinct,Distinct,Distinct,Distinct,crestcompletelyincomplete, notcompletelycompletelytraversingtraversingtraversingtraversingcarapace, meetingcarapace, lateralcarapace, meetingcarapace, meetinglateral carapaceends only reachinglateral carapacelateral carapacemargins (figs. 3A,cervical sulcusmargins (figs. 3C,margins (figs. 3D,5A).(figs. 3B, 5B).5C).5D).Carapace;With carinaeSmooth (figs. 2B,With carinaeSmooth (figs. 2D,anterolateral(figs. 2A, 3A).3B).(figs. 2C, 3C).3D).surface textureCarapace;All deep (figs. 2A,All deep (figs. 2B,Faint, almostAll deep (figs. 2D,semicircular,3A).3B).obscure (figs. 2C,3D).urogastric,3C).cardiac, cervical,transversebranchial groovesCarapace; exorbitalSmall, distinctLow, bluntSmall, granularMedium sized, welltooth(figs. 2A, 3A, 4A,(figs. 2B, 3B, 4B,(figs. 2C, 3C, 4C,defined (figs. 2D,5A).5B).5C).3D, 4D, 5D).Carapace;With carinaeMedium-sizedWith carinaeMedium-sizedintermediate(figs. 2A, 3A, 4A,triangular (figs. 2B,(figs. 2C, 3C, 4C,triangular (figs. 2D,tooth on5A).3B, 4B, 5B).5C).3D, 4D, 5D).anterolateralmarginCarapace;Granular (figs. 2A,Small, distinctGranular (figs. 2C,Granular (figs. 2D,epibranchial3A, 4A, 5A).(figs. 2B, 3B, 4B,3C, 4C, 5C).3D, 4D, 5D).tooth on carapace5B).anterolateralmarginCarapace;With carinaeSmooth (fig. 5B).With carinaeSmooth (fig. 5D).branchiostegite(fig. 5A).(fig. 5C).subhepatic regionsurface textureMajor cheliped;Gently curvedHighly archedGently curvedGently curveddactylusleaving narrowleaving wideleaving narrowleaving narrowmorphologyinterspace wheninterspace wheninterspace wheninterspace whenclosed (fig. 6B).closed (fig. 6F).closed (fig. 6K).closed (fig. 6P).G1TA lengthLong, (ca. half asLong, (ca. half asMedium ca.Long, (ca. half aslong as G1SA)long as G1SA)two-fifths as longlong as G1SA)G1TA/G1SA = 0.5G1TA/G1SA = 0.5as G1SA,G1TA/G1SA = 0.5(fig. 7A, B).(fig. 7D, E).G1TA/G1SA = 0.4(fig. 7J, K).(fig. 7G, H).G1SA lateral marginDistinctly curvedDistinctly curvedGently curvedDistinctly curvedinward (fig. 7A, B).inward (fig. 7D, E).inward (fig. 7G, H).inward (fig. 7J, K).