Redescriptions of three species of freshwater crabs from Angola, southern Africa (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae).

The taxonomy of three species of freshwater crabs from Angola, Potamonautes adeleae Bott, 1968, P. macrobrachii Bott, 1953, and P. kensleyi Cumberlidge Tavares, 2006, is revised based on examination of the paratypes and new material. Updated diagnoses, illustrations, and distribution maps are provided for these three species, and their conservation status is discussed.