Komatsu, H.Ng, P.K.L.BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES2014-10-272014-10-272011-05-17Komatsu, H.,Ng, P.K.L. (2011-05-17). Kabutos, a new genus for the western Pacific leucosiid crab, Merocryptus durandi Serene, 1955 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Zootaxa (2881) : 31-38. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.11755326https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/100996A new genus of the family Leucosiidae, Kabutos n. gen., is described for Merocryptus durandi Serene, 1955, from the western Pacific. Kabutos n. gen. is differentiated from other leucosiid genera by the combination of morphological features in the orbit, third maxilliped, chela and abdomen. Kabutos durandi is redescribed and the affinities with allied genera are discussed. Copyright © 2011 Magnolia Press.BrachyuraKabutos n. gen.LeucosiidaeNew genusWestern PacificArticleNOT_IN_WOS