Summary
The complete larval development and first crab stage of Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867, reared in the laboratory, are described and figured. A comparison with other larvae of the family Xanthidae, previously described: X incisus, X. poressa, Monodaeus couchi and Panopeus africanus occurring in the Iberian Peninsula, is presented, with information on how to distinguish these species.
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