Bennelongia pinpi, De Deckker, 1981

Martens, Koen, Halse, Stuart & Schön, Isa, 2012, Nine new species of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Western Australia, with the description of a new subfamily, European Journal of Taxonomy 8, pp. 1-56 : 42

Bennelongia pinpi - lineage

Remarks

Bennelongia pinpi De Deckker, 1981 was described from Pine Tree Creek Lagoon in Queensland and is characterized by a very pronounced antero-ventral beak-like expansion in the LV, more so than in any other species of Bennelongia , and also by the absence of an antero-ventral lapel on the RV and by the presence of an antero-ventral expansion of the RV.

The following two species are allocated to this species group based on the latter two features, as the beak on the LV is not particularly large in either of them. An additional character might be the heavily sclerotized dorsal margins of the A 1 in this species group ( Figure 24F ).

Figures

Fig. 24. A-C, E, F. Bennelongia kimberleyensis sp. nov. (♂, OC.3323, Parry’s Lagoon, Kimberley); D. B. strellyensis sp. nov. (♂, WAM.C49421, Strelley Station, Pilbara). A. Right prehensile palp. B. Left prehensile palp. C. Hemipenis outline. E. T2. F. A1, without chaetotaxy, showing strongly sclerified dorsal margins of segments. D. Right prehensile palp. Scales: C, E, F = 232 µm; A, B, D = 92 µm.