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original descriptionMilne-Edwards, A. (1873). Recherches sur la faune carcinologique de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Deuxième Partie. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 9: 155-332, pls. 4-18.[details]
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