Photis melanica McKinney, 1980

Figs 24, 32 H

Photis melanicus McKinney, 1980: 57–61, fig. 1.

Photis melanica: LeCroy 2000: 154, fig. 187; LeCroy et al. 2009: 941–972.

Photis sp. B: McKinney 1977: 112, fig. 19.

Material examined.

Panama • 1.7 mm • 1 ♀; Bocas del Toro, Laboratory Dock; 9.4159°N, 82.2489°W; depth 14 m, in light trap; 8 Aug 2005; T. A. Haney leg.; GCRL 6671 .

Diagnosis.

Ocular lobe distal margin subacute. Coxae 1–4 ventral margins lined with long setae. Coxa 1 anteroventral margin evenly rounded. Female gnathopod 2 propodus palmar margin lacking process. Pereopod 3 merus with long plumose setae. Pereopod 5 basis bare. Pereopods 6 and 7 propodus with few setae shorter than dactylus; dactylus with accessory claw. Uropod 1 inner ramus 1.2 × length of outer ramus. Uropod 3 peduncle with plumose distoventral seta; inner ramus 0.2 × length of outer ramus, apical margin with setae.

Distribution.

U. S. A.: Florida Bay, Tampa Bay, Florida (LeCroy 2000), South of Galveston, Texas (McKinney 1977, 1980), Gulf of Mexico (LeCroy et al. 2009); Venezuela: exact location unspecified (Martín and Diaz 2003; LeCroy et al. 2009). Panama: Bocas del Toro (present study).

Ecology and remarks.

This species was collected with light traps at a depth of 14 m. Panamanian specimens agree closely with previous descriptions. Ethanol-preserved specimens retained faint brown coloration on most of body.