Table 2 in Morphological and molecular analyses reveal three new endemic species of the freshwater crab genus Buea Cumberlidge, Mvogo Ndongo, Clark & amp; Daniels, 2019 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Potamonautidae) from a rainforest biodiversity hotspot in Cameroon, Central Africa

Table 2. Differences between the four species of Buea
CharactersBuea asylos (Cumberlidge, 1993)Buea nlonako n. sp.Buea bangem n. sp.Buea mudemba n. sp.Carapace heightMedium (CH/FW 1.10)Medium (CH/FW 1.28)High (CH/FW 1.43)High (CH/FW 1.45) (Figs. 2C, 5F)(Figs. 3A, 5H)(Figs. 2E, 5G)(Figs. 2A, 5E)Texture of anteriorSmooth (Figs. 3A, 5H)Smooth (Figs. 2E, 5G)Highly granulatedSlightly granulated (Figs. 2C, 5F)corners of cara-(Figs. 2A, 5E)pace surfaceCervical,Faint or absent (Figs. 3A,Distinct and very deepDistinct and shallowDistinct and shallow (Figs. 2C, 5F)urogastric, cardiac,5H)(Figs. 2E, 5G)(Figs. 2A, 5E)branchial carapacegroovesPostfrontal crestIncomplete, not meetingComplete, lateral endsComplete, clearly defined,Complete, lateral ends meetinganterolateral marginsmeeting anterolateral mar-meeting anterolateral mar-anterolateral margins (Figs. 2C,(Figs. 3A, 5D)gins (Figs. 2E, 5C, G)gins at epibranchial teeth5B, 5F)(Figs. 2A, 5A, E)Vertical (pleural)Faint (Figs. 3A, 5D)Absent (Fig. 2F, 5C)Distinct (Figs. 2B, 5A)Distinct (Figs. 2D, 5B)groove on cara-pace wallSternal sulcusStraight, deep, ends notStraight, ends meetingSlightly arched, endsSlightly arched, ends meetingS2/S3meeting side margins ofside margins of sternummeeting side margins ofside margins of sternum (Figs. 2D,sternum (Figs. 3A, 5L)(Fig. 2F, 5K)sternum (Figs. 2B, 5I)5J)Major chelipedBroad, not arched, with bluntStout, relatively straight,Stout, slender and slightlyStout, arched, lined by smalldactylustooth (Fig. 3I)lined by small teeth, me-arched, lined by smallteeth, one large pointed tooth indium size tooth in middleteeth, with one large toothmiddle (Fig. 3C)(Fig. 3G).in middle (Fig. 3E).Major chelipedVentral margin of the palmVentral margin of the palmVentral margin of the palmVentral margin of the palm slightlypropodusslightly concave, 3 largeslightly concave, one largestrongly concave, oneconcave, one large (molar)teeth proximally, one tooth(molar) tricuspid toothlarge (molar) bicuspidtricuspid tooth proximally, followedmedially (Fig. 3I)proximally, followed by 4tooth proximally, and oneby 4 distinct teeth interspersed bydistinct teeth interspersedlarge pointed tooth insmaller teeth (Fig. 3C).by smaller teeth (Fig. 3G)middle (Fig. 3E)G1 TA and G1 SSG1 TA long (TA/SS 0.86),G1 TA long (TA/SS 0.70),G1 TA extremely long (TA/G1 TA extremely long (TA/SSbroadened in mid-section,broadened in mid-section,SS 1.00), broadened in0.98), broadened in mid-section,with long marginal setae andwith long marginal setaemid-section, with longwith long marginal setae and longlong tip (Figs. 7J, K)and long tip (Fig. 7G, H)marginal setae and shorttip (Fig. 7D, E)tip (Figs. 7A, B)G2 TAShort (TA/SS 0.23) (Fig. 7L)Extremely short (TA/SSExtremely short (TA/SSShort (TA/SS 0.20), broad, with0.18), slender (Fig. 7I).0.12), medium width, withshort tip (Fig. 7F).short tip (Fig. 7C).