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of U.S. Highway 19 and State Road 50, Hernando County, Florida. 

 Holotype, allotype, and morphotype (USNM 178361, 178582, 178585, 

 respectively), three paratypes (UF specimens transferred to USNM), 

 A. T. Leitheuser and L. F. Collins (colls.). 



DISTRIBUTION: OCALA FAUNA (Gulf Coastal Lowlands). Restricted 

 to deep groundwater habitats in western Hernando and Pasco counties, 

 Florida. 



SPECIFIC LOCALITIES: Hernando County: Die Polders 2 Sink 

 (USNM), Die Polders 3 Sink (USNM), Eagle's Nest Sink-type locality 

 (USNM), Little Salt Springs (ATL), Little Springs (ATL). Pasco County: 

 Arch Sink (USNM), Black Hole (USNM), Nexus Sink (USNM). 



ETYMOLOGY: Named for its discoverer, Arthur T. Leitheuser, 

 who has added much to our knowledge of the distribution of troglobitic 

 crayfishes of Florida (Franz and Hobbs 1983). 



REMARKS: This crayfish is a member of the lucifugus complex. 



REFERENCES: Franz and Hobbs 1983 (original description); Hobbs 

 and Hobbs 1991 (key). 



Procambarus (Ortmannicus) lucifugus lucifugus (Hobbs) 

 WITHLACOOCHEE LIGHT-FLEEING CAVE CRAYFISH 



Cambarus acherontis. — Faxon, 1898:645. 



Cambarus lucifugus lucifugus Hobbs, 1940fl. Proceedings of U.S. 

 National Museum 89(3097):398. TYPE LOCALITY: Gum Cave (=Sweet 

 Gum Cave), 11.2 km (7 mi) southwest of Floral City, Citrus County, 

 Florida. Holotype, allotype, "morphotype" (USNM 77916, 77917, 77918, 

 respectively), 32 paratypes (MCZ, USNM, FSBC, OSM), Kilby, Sherman, 

 Hobbs Jr. (colls., holotype), 1 May 1936. 



Procambarus lucifugus lucifugus. — Hobbs, 1942^:343 (by implication). 



Procambarus {Ortmannicus) lucifugus lucifugus. — Hobbs, 1972:9. 



OTHER COMMON NAMES: Florida Cave Crayfish (in part). 



DISTRIBUTION: OCALA FAUNA (Withlacoochee). Restricted 

 to groundwater habitats in Citrus and northern Hernando counties, 

 Florida. 



SPECIFIC LOCALITIES: Citrus County: Sweet Gum Cave-type 

 locality (USNM, Hobbs 1940^). Hernando County: cave 23.3 km (14 

 mi) north of Weekiwachee Springs (USNM). 



ETYMOLOGY: Lucifugus meaning light-fleeing, referring to its 

 habitation of unlighted cave environments. 



REMARKS: This crayfish is a member of the lucifugus complex 

 (Franz and Lee 1982). 



