Kemponia longirostris (Borradaile, 1915) comb. nov.

Palaemonella longirostris Borradaile, 1915: 210; 1917: 359, pl. 53 fig. 5.

Periclimenes (Falciger) affinis Borradaile, 1915: 211: 1917: 372–373, pl. 54 fig. 7. Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) proximus Kemp, 1922: 201 –204, figs 51–53.

Periclimenes (Harpilius) longirostris — Holthuis, 1958: 3 –6, fig. 1.

Periclimenes longirostris — Bruce, 1974: 191: 1981b: 195–196, figs 4, 18a, 18d. — Fransen, 1994: 125 –126, figs 91–92, pl. 3D. — Li, 2000: 208 –209, fig. 269.

Type material. Two syntypes. Larger specimen selected as lectotype by Holthuis (1958). ZMC I.9592.1 Smaller syntype, considered unidentifiable with certainty by Holthuis.

Type locality. Naifaro Island, Fadifollu Atoll, Maldive Islands.

Habitat. Coral reefs.

Bathymetric range. To 40 m (Fransen, 1994).

Distribution. Also known from Israel, Zanzibar, Seychelle Islands, Chagos Islands, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, Philippine Islands, Queensland, Papua New Guinea, and Marshall Islands,

Remarks. Some specimens recorded in association with Alcyonaria by Fransen (1994) but most reports suggest a free­living species.