Pontoniine shrimps (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from the island of Socotra, with descriptions of new species of Dactylonia Fransen, 2002 and Periclimenoides Bruce, 1990 Author Bruce, A. J. text Zootaxa 2006 1137 1 36 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.171992 eedef5c9-0d43-4e03-95d8-ba89388c2dbb 1175­5326 171992 Kemponia elegans ( Paulson, 1875 ) Anchistia elegans Paulson, 1875 , 113, pl. 17, figure 1. Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) elegans — Kemp, 1922 : 215 –218, figures. 60–62. Kemponia elegans — Bruce, 2004 : 14 –15. Material examined 1ɗ, 1 ovig. Ψ, 1juv. , MAP­151, ST­092, 12°40.519’N 4°04.170’E , Hawlaf Bay, E. of Hadibo, N coast, 4–5 m , 21 March 1999 , 1 spm SMF 29211, 2 spms NHCY . Habitat : Dead Acropora . Regional records : Previously reported from Sa’udi Arabia ( Holthuis, 1952 ), Koweit ( Kemp, 1922 ), Aden ( Bruce, 1971 ). General distribution : Type locality: Red Sea. Ranges from the Red Sea to the Philippines , Marshall Islands and Great Barrier Reef. Remarks : The specimens present no special features. It is suggested in Chace & Bruce (1993) that this species and K. grandis ( Stimpson, 1860 ) may be junior synonyms. The situation is still in need of clarification.