A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078 Author White, Kristine N. text Zootaxa 2011 2011-10-28 3078 1 1 113 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3078.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1 1175­5334 5243821 Leucothoe richiardii Lessona, 1865 Leucothoe richiardii ( nomen novum ) Lessona, 1865: 427 . — Carus, 1885: 409 . — Della Valle , 1893: 654 , 655, pl. 3, fig. 4, pl. 19, fig. 21. — Stebbing, 1906: 167 . — Chevreux, 1911: 196 . —K.H. Barnard, 1916: 150 , 151. —Chevreux, 1925: 297. — Reid, 1951: 226 . — Krapp-Schickel, 1971: 355 . — Cecchini, 1928: 3 , pl. 2, fig. 2a. — Cecchini, 1929: 771 . — Sivaprakasam, 1969b: 384–387 , fig. 2. — Griffiths, 1974b: 246 . — Griffiths, 1974c: 303 . — Griffiths, 1975: 140 . —Krapp- Schickel, 1975: 98–101, pl. 5. — Ledoyer, 1978b: 372–375 . — Ledoyer, 1979a: 107 , fig. 66. — Ledoyer, 1986: 672 , 673. — Krapp-Schickel, 1989: 453 , 454, fig. 307. — Ortiz & Lalana, 1997: 109 . — Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 156 . Leucothoe richiardii richiardii Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 156 . Type locality and specimens. Genova. Types apparently lost. Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Sivaprakasam (1969) and Krapp-Schickel (1975) . Diagnosis (female). Gnathopod 2 basis with setose posterior margin; carpus distally rounded; propodus palm with three small tubercles. Epimeron 3 posteroventral margin with simple cusp. Live specimens have alternating bands of red and orange on pereon, red spots on pleon, red antennae, and a red coxa 4. Note. Krapp-Schickel (1975) illustrates the gnathopod 2 basis with a setose posterior margin. Sivaprakasam (1967) illustrates the gnathopod 2 basis with a bare posterior margin. Material used for these descriptions should be examined to determine if they are L. richiardii . Male (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown. Habitat. Coarse sand, among Posidonia , Ascidiacea Nielson , and Caulerpa Lamouroux (1809) rhizoids; 40– 70 m . Host. Sponges and Chaetopterus tubes. Distribution. Tyrrhenian Sea: Genova ( Lessona 1865 ), Taranto ( Krapp-Schickel 1971 ), Sicily, Malta (Krapp- Schickel 1989). Mediterranean Sea: Naples (Della Vale 1893; Stebbing 1906 ; Krapp-Schickel 1975 ). Atlantic Ocean: Cape St. Francis, South Africa (K.H. Barnard 1916 ; Griffiths 1974b ; Griffiths 1974c ; Griffiths 1975 ), French Guinea ( Reid 1951 ). Indian Ocean: Madras ( Sivaprakasam 1969b ), Tulear, Madagascar ( Ledoyer 1978b ; Ledcoyer 1979a; Ledoyer 1986 ). Indo–Pacific Ocean: Bunaken, Indonesia ( Ortiz & Lalana 1997 ).