Epialtidae

Les Epialtidae  sont une famille de crabes. Elle comprend près de 400 espèces actuelles et une vingtaine de fossiles dans 85 genres dont cinq fossiles.

Liste des genres 
Selon  :

 Sous-famille Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
 Acanthonyx Latreille, 1829
 Alcockia Števčić, 2005
 Antilibinia MacLeay, 1838
 Cyclonyx Miers, 1879
 Epialtoides Garth, 1958
 Epialtus H. Milne Edwards, 1854
 Esopus A. Milne-Edwards, 1875
 Eupleurodon Stimpson, 1871
 Goniothorax A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
 Griffinia Richer de Forges, 1994
 Huenia De Haan, 1837
 Leucippa H. Milne Edwards, 1834
 Lophorochinia Garth, 1969
 Menaethiops Alcock, 1895
 Menaethius H. Milne Edwards, 1834
 Mimulus Stimpson, 1860
 Mocosoa Stimpson, 1871
 Perinia Dana, 1851
 Pugettia Dana, 1851
 Sargassocarcinus Ward, 1936
 Simocarcinus Miers, 1879
 Taliepus A. Milne-Edwards, 1878
 Xenocarcinus White, 1847
 †Actinotocarcinus Jenkins, 1974
 †Eoinachoides Van Straelen, 1933
 †Nanomaja Müller & Collins, 1991
 †Panticarcinus Collins & Saward, 2006
 †Periacanthus Bittner, 1875
 Sous-famille Pisinae Dana, 1851
 Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edwards, 1865
 Anamathia Smith, 1885
 Apias Rathbun, 1897
 Apiomithrax Rathbun, 1897
 Austrolibinia Griffin, 1966
 Chorilia Dana, 1851
 Chorilibinia Lockington, 1877
 Chorinus Latreille, 1825
 Delsolaria Garth, 1973
 Doclea Leach, 1815
 Garthinia Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
 Giranauria Griffin & Tranter, 1986
 Goniopugettia Sakai, 1986
 Guinotinia Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
 Herbstia H. Milne Edwards, 1834
 Holoplites Rathbun, 1894
 Hoplophrys Henderson, 1893
 Hyastenus White, 1847
 Lahaina Dana, 1851
 Laubierinia Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
 Lepidonaxia Targioni Tozzetti, 1877
 Lepteces Rathbun, 1893
 Leptomaia Griffin & Tranter, 1986
 Libidoclaea H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1842
 Libinia Leach, 1815
 Lissa Leach, 1815
 Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 1857
 Lyramaia Griffin & Tranter, 1986
 Micippoides A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
 Microlissa Pretzmann, 1961
 Micropisa Stimpson, 1857
 Nasutocarcinus Tavares, 1991
 Naxioides A. Milne-Edwards, 1865
 Neodoclea Buitendijk, 1950
 Nibilia A. Milne-Edwards, 1878
 Nicoya Wicksten, 1987
 Notolopas Stimpson, 1871
 Oplopisa A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
 Oxypleurodon Miers, 1886
 Pelia Bell, 1836
 Phalangipus Latreille, 1825
 Pisoides H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1843
 Rhinocarcinus Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
 Rochinia A. Milne-Edwards, 1875
 Scyra Dana, 1851
 Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edwards, 1878
 Stegopleurodon Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
 Thusaenys Griffin & Tranter, 1986
 Trachymaia A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
 Tylocarcinus Miers, 1879
 Sous-famille Pliosomatinae Števčić, 1994
 Pliosoma Stimpson, 1860
 Sous-famille Tychinae Dana, 1851
 Criocarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
 Picrocerus A. Milne-Edwards, 1865
 Pitho Bell, 1836
 Stilbognathus von Martens, 1866
 Stilbomastax Williams, Shaw & Hopkins, 1977
 Tyche Bell, 1836

Référence 
Macleay, 1838 : On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa; being a portion of the objects of natural history chiefly collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, under the direction of Dr. Andrew Smith, in the years 1834, 1835. and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. .

Sources 
Ng, Guinot & Davie, 2008 : Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 17, .
De Grave & al., 2009 : A Classification of Living and Fossil Genera of Decapod Crustaceans. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 21, .

Références taxinomiques

Notes et références 

Epialtidae
Famille de décapodes (nom scientifique)