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 souillacensis Appadoo& Myers, 2003 ( Figs 16–18 ) Elasmopus souillacensis Appadoo & Myers, 2003 : 71 –74, fig. 9, 10.— Vader & Krapp-Schickel, 2012 : 1206 (key). Material examined. New Zealand : male, 5.5 mm , dissected, 4 slides, AM P.98051, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island , Kermadec Islands, 29°15'03"S , 177°54'12"W , 1 m , invertebrate substrate under boulders, rockpools beside Fishing Rock, some loose rocks and coral cover in pool, algal turf, 18 May 2011 , coll. S.J. Keable, M.A. McGrouther and A. Reid, K 2011-54 -1; 15+ specimens, AM P.90947, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island , Kermadec Islands, 29°15'03"S , 177°54'12"W , 1 m , under boulders, rockpools beside Fishing Rock, some loose rocks and coral cover in pool, algal turf, 18 May 2011 , coll. S.J. Keable, M.A. McGrouther and A. Reid, K 2011-54 - 1; 1 specimen , AM P.90942, Macauley Island , Kermadec Islands, 30°13'40"S , 178°26'20"W , 21.2 m , side and top of rock with Porifera, 21 May 2011 , coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K 2011-70 ; 2 specimens , AM P.90943, west side of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands, 31°21'15"S , 178°49'36"W , 12–20 m , rockwalls, shelly sediment, sponges and coral scrapings, 26 May 2011 , coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K 2011-99 -3; 10 specimens , AM P.90944, west side of South Meyer Island , Kermadec Islands, 29°14'47"S , 177°52'53"W , 12 m , rock-lined gutter about 10 m long, 30 cm deep with rubble, coll. S.J. Keable, M.A. McGrouther and A. Reid, K201-3; 6 specimens , AM P.90945, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island , Kermadec Islands, 29°15'2"S , 177°54'11"W , 5 m , scrapings from rock wall, coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K 2011-49 -5; 4 specimens , AM P.90946, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island , Kermadec Islands, 29°15'2"S , 177°54'11"W , 5 m , scrapings from rock wall, coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K 2011- 49 -7. Type locality. Souillac, Mauritius , Indian Ocean 20°31'S , 57°30.7'E . Remarks. Specimens of Elasmopus souillacensis from the Kermadec Island are the first to be recorded since its description from Mauritius and provide a geographic range extension into the South Pacific Ocean. Distribution. Indian Ocean: Mauritius ( Appadoo & Myers 2003 ). South Pacific Ocean: New Zealand : Kermadec Islands (current study).