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 diemensis (Haswell, 1879) Leucothoe diemensis Haswell, 1879a: 262 , 263, pl. 9, fig. 5. — Haswell, 1882: 249 . — Stebbing, 1906: 168 . — Stebbing, 1910b: 636 . —J.L. Barnard, 1974b: 94 . — Myers, 1985: 92 , 93, figs 71, 72. — Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 155 . Type locality and specimens. Esperence Point , d'Entrecasteaux Channel , Tasmania , 43º19.5'S 147º05.5'E . Types apparently lost. Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Haswell (1879) and Myers (1985) . Diagnosis. Gnathopod 2 carpus with large subdistal tooth. Coxa 3 distal margin oblique. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded. Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 2 carpus distally rounded with a large subdistal tooth; propodus with more sparse mediofacial setae; and submarginal setae present. Habitat. Among lace bryozoans and red algae. Host. Sponges. Distribution. Pacific Ocean: Tasmania ( Haswell 1879a ; Haswell 1882 ; Stebbing 1906 ; J.L. Barnard 1974b ; Lowry & Stoddart 2003 ), New South Wales , Australia ( Stebbing 1910b ), Fiji (Myers 1985c).