Austroleucon Watling, 1991

Gerken, Sarah, 2016, Leuconidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) from the collections of the Museum Victoria, Australia, Zootaxa 4067 (3), pp. 251-292 : 252-253

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.3.1
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scientific name	Austroleucon Watling, 1991
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Type species. Hemileucon levis Hale, 1945 .

Diagnosis. Female and subadult male. Pseudorostrum anteriorly directed. Antennule geniculate between peduncle article 1 and article 2. Uropod endopod uniarticulate. Adult male. Antenna extending no further than pereonite 5, peduncle article 4 with setae on anterior margin, peduncle article 5 with setae on anterior and posterior margins. Maxilliped 3 to pereopod 4 with exopod. Without pleopods. Small penial lobes may be present.

Remarks. Within the Australian leuconid fauna, this is the only genus with a uniarticulate uropod endopod. Species. Austroleucon adiazetos n. sp., A. dolosolevis n. sp., A. levis ( Hale, 1945) .