Leucothoe stegoceras Walker, 1904

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 71-72

Leucothoe stegoceras Walker, 1904

Leucothoe stegoceras Walker, 1904: 259 , pl. 3, fig. 17a. — Stebbing, 1906: 724. — Walker, 1909: 331.

Type locality and specimens. Singapore. Holotype, sex unknown, 6 mm. Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Walker (1904).

Diagnosis (sex unknown): Gnathopod 2 basis posterior margin with serrations; propodus posterior margin with serrations, palm with five large tubercles; dactylus straight.

Note. Walker’s (1904) original description is vague. Type material should be examined to clarify diagnostic characters for this species.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Habitat and depth not reported.

Host. Ascidian ( Polycarpa ).

Distribution. South China Sea: Singapore ( Walker 1904). Indian Ocean: Ceylon ( Stebbing 1906; Walker 1909).