Leucothoe rostrata Chevreux, 1908g

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 68

Leucothoe rostrata Chevreux, 1908g

Leucothoe rostrata Chevreux, 1908g: 11–13 , fig. 7. — Chevreux, 1935: 75, 76, pl. 10, fig. 10.

Type locality and specimens. Edge of Azores , 39°21'20"N 31°05'53"W. Holotype, female, 3.5 mm; unmeasured paratype.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Chevreux (1908).

Diagnosis (female). Eyes absent. Anterodistal head margin concave. Gnathopod 1 carpus and propodus narrow; dactylus short. Gnathopod 2 basis with a setose posterior margin. Pereopod 7 basis narrowly expanded. Uropod 3 peduncle elongate. Epimeron 3 posteroventral corner with simple cusp.

Male (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Habitat not reported; 1919– 1360 m.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Atlantic Ocean: Azores ( Chevreux 1908g; Chevreux 1935).