A new species of Praebebalia (Crustacea: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) from East China Sea

A new species of the genusPraebebalia from the East China Sea, belonging to the subfamily Ebaliinae Stimpson, 1871, is described. It is characterized by carapace being broader than long, the dorsal surface without sharp granules near borders, the median part of anterolateral borders with a notch, the junction of anterolateral and posterolateral borders with a tubercle, the posterior border with a triangular tubercle on each side, the propodi of anterior 3 pairs of ambulatory legs with a tubercle and the fingers of chelipeds being longer than palm.