Maeridae from the Indo-Pacific: Elasmopus, Leeuwinella gen. nov., Maeropsis, Pseudelasmopus and Quadrimaera (Amphipoda: Crustacea) Author Hughes, Lauren E. text Zootaxa 2015 4059 2 201 256 journal article 39226 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.2.1 7dbcc655-553b-4d35-8562-1a98c4555b89 1175-5326 232164 F9ED6784-D8C0-409E-9E4F-73879B265BC4 Elasmopus gracilis Schellenberg, 1938 ( Figs 4 , 5 ) Elasmopus gracilis Schellenberg, 1938 : 59 , fig. 31.— Ledoyer, 1967 : 129 , fig. 11.— Ruffo, 1969 : 29 , fig. 8.—Ledoyer, 1982: fig. 176.— Myers, 1986 : 277 , figs, 6, 7.— Myers, 1995 : 28 , 38.— Myers, 1997 : 109 .— Vader & Krapp-Schickel, 2012 : 1202 , 1203 (key). Elasmopus brasiliensis .— J.L. Barnard, 1965 : 500 , fig. 11. Material examined . Indian Ocean: 1 male , 6 mm , dissected, 4 slides, NTMCr018337, Ashmore Reef, 12°14'S , 12257'E, low water line, seagrass flats, green calcareous alga Halimeda sp., 29 July 1986 , coll. H.K. Larson; 1 male , NTMCr018336, Ashmore Reef, 12°14'S , 122°59'E , low water, sand and reef flat, Thalassia dominant with Halimeda patches, 15 Apr 1987 , coll. J.R. Hanley. Type locality. Niui Island , Tuvalu (as Ellice Islands ). Remarks. Elasmopus gracilis has a wide distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific. Material examined here agrees with the original description from Tuvalu ( Schellenberg 1938 ) and subsequent illustrations from Tonga ( Myers 1986: figs, 6, 7 ). Distribution. Pacific Ocean. Fiji . Viti Levu: Bau ( Schellenberg 1938 ). Micronesia ; Kosrae ( J.L. Barnard 1965 ; Myers 1995 ). Tonga : Tongatabu ( Myers 1986 ). Tuvalu : Niui and Niutao (as Ellice Islands ) ( Schellenberg 1938 ). Western Samoa ( Myers 1997 ). Indian Ocean.?Red Sea ( Ruffo 1969 ).? Madagascar ( Ledoyer 1967 ; 1982). Ashmore Reef (current study).