Exampithoinae (Ampithoidae)

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3918.4.5
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9AB24F71-9CA0-47C1-8401-2149D3456740
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6106469
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C44803-FFD2-8060-FF39-94A4E1B70D98
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Exampithoinae (Ampithoidae)
status

1. Mandibular palp present.................................................................... 2 ( Exampithoe View in CoL )

- Mandibular palp absent...................................................................... 5 ( Melanesius View in CoL )

2. Mandibular palp with three articles....................................................................... 3

- Mandibular palp with one or two articles................................................................... 5

3. Mandibular palp article 3 clavate.................................................. Exampithoe waratah View in CoL sp. nov.

- Mandibular palp article 3 rectilinear....................................................................... 4

4. Gnathopod 2 propodus broad, excavate............................................... Exampithoe taylori View in CoL sp. nov.

- Gnathopod 2 propodus narrow and entire................................. Exampithoe natalensis K.H. Barnard, 1925 View in CoL

5. Gnathopod 1 coxa anteroventral corner rounded..................................... Exampithoe burrowwo sp. nov.

- Gnathopod 1 coxa anteroventral corner subquadrate............................. Exampithoe gracilipes Ledoyer, 1984 View in CoL

6. Head distinctly bulging above insertion of antennae 1............................... Melanesius compressa Just, 2000 View in CoL

- Head deeper than broad, not bulging...................................................................... 7

7. Gnathopod 1 propodus rectilinear.................................................... Melanesius halei Just, 2000 View in CoL

- Gnathopod 1 propodus subovate.......................................................................... 8

8. Gnathopod 1 subequal to gnathopod 2....................................... Melanesius kutti Poore & Lowry, 1997 View in CoL

- Gnathopod 1 larger than gnathopod.............................................. Melanesius cooki Ledoyer, 1984 View in CoL