Euastacus neohirsutus
Keith A. CrandallTypes
Holotype, Australian Museum, Sydney P34088 (male); allotype, Australian Museum, Sydney P34089 (female); paratypes, Australian Museum, Sydney P13039 (4 male, 8 female).Distribution
The species ranges from the coastal mountains 20 km north-west of Coffs Harbour, south and west through the Dorrigo region to New England National Park and Mount Killiekrankie area, a distance along the north-east to south-west axis of approximately 65 km. Mair river systems are the Orara and Nymboida Rivers to the north (Clarence River drainage) and the Bellingen and Nambucca Rivers flowing east.Habitat
In the east of its range, E. neohirsutus is found in generally small, very cool creeks fringed by rainforest and frequently with sclerophyll forest on the higher, more exposed ridges. Altitudes range from 480 m to 710 m a.s.l. Two specimens (AM P34007) were collected from a tributary of the Bellingen River at only 70 m a.s.l. The stream was cool and lined with rainforest. This may indicate movement of the species downstream during a prolonged drought. In the west of its range on the Dorrigo Plateau at altitudes between 1070 m and 1250 m a.s.l., the species occurs in streams in areas largely cleared for agriculture, bearing at most a sparse border of eucalyptus, wattles, and raspberry along the creek banks.References
Morgan, G. J. 1997. Freshwater Crayfish of the Genus Euastacus Clark (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from New South Wales, With a Key to all Species of the Genus. Records of the Australian Museum, supplement 23.
Riek, E. F. 1956. Additions to the Australian freshwater crayfish. Records of the Australian Museum 24: 1-6.
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