Lepechinella curvispinosa Pirlot 1933

Lepechinella curvispinosa Pirlot, 1933:156–161, figs. 55–57

DIAGNOSIS.–Anterior dorsal teeth about two-thirds length of coxa 2, posterior teeth twice as long as coxa 2, pereonite 1 with two teeth, pereonite 2 to pleonite 3 with one tooth, teeth of pleonites 1–3 much larger than teeth on pereon, dorsal tooth of pleonite 4 very small; body with dorsal setae; epimera 1–3 straight posteriorly, epimera 1–2 softly quadrate posteroventrally, epimeron 3 with softly rounded posteroventral extension; rostrum short, semi-erect, extending less than 25 percent along article 1 of antenna 1, first and second cephalic teeth half as long as rostrum, scarcely projecting (like some species of Atylus); mandibular palp article 3 as long as article 1, article 2 about 1 times as long as article 3; anterior coxae very short, coxa 1 slipper-shaped, anteroventral corner strongly extended, not bifid, coxa 2 broad, then abruptly narrowed to sharp point, coxa 3 softly and weakly bifid, coxa 4 scarcely bifid, posteroventral limb sharp, anteroventral limb rounded, coxa 5 with sharp anteroventral limb as long as coxa 4, coxa 6 with weak, soft anteroventral lobe, rounded posteroventrally, coxa 7 with vestigial posteroventral cusp; accessory flagellum elongate, 1-articulate; telson apparently cleft one-third its length, each lobe thin and with one long apical setal spine; inner rami of uropods 1 and 3 (apparently) extending about 67 percent along outer rami, uropod 2 ordinary; dactyls of peropods 1–2 about 1.75 times as long as sixth articles.

DISTRIBUTION.–Ceram Sea, Indonesia, 02°40′S, 128°37′E, 835 m.