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 pachycera Della Valle, 1893 Leucothoe pachycera Della Valle, 1893: 651 , 652, pl. 19, figs 22, 23, 29–34. — Stebbing, 1906: 164 , 165. — Chevreux & Fage, 1925: 124 , 125, fig. 122. — Ledoyer, 1968: 192 . — Krapp-Schickel, 1971: 354 . — Karaman, 1971: 57–60 , pls 1, 2. — Bellan-Santini & Ledoyer, 1972 ( 1973 ): 917. — Krapp-Schickel, 1975: 107–109 , pl. 10. — Krapp-Schickel, 1989: 450–452 , fig. 306. Type locality and specimens. Naples , Italy . Males and females, 3–4 mm . Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Della Vale (1893), Krapp-Schickel (1975) , and Karaman (1971) . Diagnosis. Truncate anterior head margin. Antenna 1 peduncle greatly inflated. Gnathopod 1 dactylus short. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally truncate; propodus elongate with mediofacial setal row displaced to midline. Coxae 3– 4 with setose distal margins; coxa 3 with setose anterior margin. Epimeron 1 with anteroventral tuft of setae. Epimeron 3 posteroventral corner sinuous with simple cusp. Telson apex rounded with facial setae. Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Antenna 1 peduncle slender; antenna 2 subequal to antenna 1; gnathopod 2 propodus shorter, more convex. Habitat. Among gravel with Corallinaceae Lamouroux, 1812 ; 1–30 m . Host. Unknown. Distribution. Mediterranean Sea: Naples (Della Vale 1893; Stebbing 1906 , Chevreux & Fage 1925 ; Krapp- Schickel 1975), Monaco (Chevreux 1910; Chevreux & Fage 1925 ), Marseilles ( Ledoyer 1968 ; Bellan-Santini 1972 ), Sardinia ( Krapp-Schickel 1989 ). Tyrenhian Sea: Ischia ( Karaman 1971 ), Gulf of Taranto ( Krapp-Schickel 1971 ). Adriatic Sea: Boka Kotorska Bucht ( Ruffo 1946 ).