Abstract
Summary The complete larval development of the eastern Pacific mud crab Acantholobulus mirafloresensis is described and illustrated from laboratory-reared material. The larval development consists of four zoeal stages and one megalopa. Comparison of A. mirafloresensis with descriptions of A. bermudensis and A. schmitti from the western Atlantic, shows that the first zoea of all three species seems to be identical, whereas major differences appear between the species at the zoea II to megalopa stages, mostly related with setation of carapace, mouthparts and abdomen.
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