Apseudopsis Norman 1899

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Apseudopsis Norman 1899

Type species: Apseudopsis acutifrons (Sars, 1882) .

Composition: Twenty-six species. Apseudopsis acutifrons (Sars, 1882) , Apseudopsis adami Esquete & Bamber in Esquete et al., 2012, Apseudopsis annabensis (Guţu, 2002) , Apseudopsis apocryphus (Guţu, 2002) , Apseudopsis arguinensis (Guţu, 2002) , Apseudopsis bacescui (Guţu, 2002) , Apseudopsis bruneinigma (Bamber, 1998) , Apseudopsis caribbeanus Guţu, 2006 , Apseudopsis cuanzanus Bochert, 2012 , Apseudopsis elisae (Bacescu, 1961) , Apseudopsis erythraeicus (Bacescu, 1984) , Apseudopsis formosus Carvalho, Pereira & Esquete in Carvalho et al., 2019, Apseudopsis gabesi Esquete in Esquete et al., 2019, Apseudopsis hastifrons (Norman & Stebbing, 1886) , Apseudopsis isochelatus Guţu, 2006 , Apseudopsis latreillii (Milne-Edwards, 1828) , Apseudopsis mediterraneus (Bacescu, 1961) , Apseudopsis minimus (Guţu, 2002) , Apseudopsis olimpiae (Guţu, 1986) , Apseudopsis opisthoscolops Bamber, Chatterjee & Marshall, 2012 , Apseudopsis ostroumovi Băcescu & Cărăuşu, 1947 , Apseudopsis rogi Esquete in Esquete et al., 2016, Apseudopsis tridens (Guţu, 2002) , Apseudopsis tuski ( Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2007) , Apseudopsis uncidigitatus (Norman & Stebbing, 1886) and Apseudopsis daria Esquete & Tato , sp. nov.

Diagnosis

The most recent diagnosis was provided by Guţu (2006): 61. The diagnosis is detailed, but vague, even contradictory and Guţu (2006) listed a number of Apseudopsis species that do not correspond to his own diagnosis. The genus needs revision.