Kemponia elegans (Paulson, 1875) comb. nov.

Anchistia elegans Paulson, 1875: 113, pl. 17, fig. 1.

Periclimenes (Falciger) elegans — Borradaile, 1917: 371.

Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) elegans — Kemp, 1922: 215 –218, figs. 60–62. Periclimenes (Harpilius) elegans — Holthuis, 1952: 81, fig.31.

Periclimenes elegans — Bruce, 1971: 7. — Li, 2000: 178 –180, fig. 225.

Material examined. 1ɗ, 1Ψ, stn. A­03­7, 3.5 km N of Heikili Point, Maui, Hawaiian Islands, 11 October 2003, 6– 14 m, in Halimeda incrassata, coll. C. Pitmann and P. Fiene, AJB 3225, QM W 26904.

Type material. No longer extant.

Type locality. Red Sea.

Habitat. Coral reef habitats.

Bathymetric range. Mainly shallow water; to 38 and 53 m (Chace & Bruce, 1993).

Distribution. Also known from Egypt, Sa'udi Arabia, Koweit, Aden, Kenya, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, Madagascar, Seychelle Islands, Minikoi, Pakistan (?), India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Hibernia Reef, Solomon Islands, Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, Society Islands and Tuamotu Islands (?)

Remarks. One of the commonest coral reef species. The present specimens recorded here present no special features and are included here as the species has not been previously recorded from the Hawaiian Islands. They have a rostral dentition of 1+7/3 (ɗ) and 1+6/3 (Ψ).