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Abstract
This work provides an update on the species composition and distribution of freshwater
shrimps from the state of Roraima, Brazil, based on material deposited in the Brazilian
collections of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Manaus) and the Museu
Integrado de Roraima (Boa Vista). A total of 12 species (1 Sergestidae, 3 Euryrhynchidae, and
8 Palaemonidae) are listed, of which 7 (Acetes paraguayensis Hansen, 1919; Euryrhynchus
amazoniensis Tiefenbacher, 1978; E. burchelli Calman, 1907; E. wrzesniowskii Miers,
1877; Palaemon yuna Carvalho, Magalhães & Mantelatto, 2014; Pseudopalaemon chryseus
Kensley & Walker, 1982; and Ps. gouldingi Kensley & Walker, 1982) are recorded for
the first time from the state of Roraima. Maps of geographic distribution for all
species known from the state are offered.