Pseudojanira stenetrioides Barnard, 1925

Kensley, B & Schotte, M, 2002, New species and records of Asellota from the Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Peracarida: Isopoda), Journal of Natural History 36, pp. 1421-1461 : 1439-1440

Pseudojanira stenetrioides Barnard, 1925

Pseudojanira stenetrioides Barnard, 1925: 406 ; WolV, 1962: 252; Kensley, 1977: 251; Wilson, 1986: 351; Poore and Just, 1990: 521; Serov and Wilson, 1999: 73.

Material examined. USNM 253322 , six 2.1–3.2 mm, three ovigerous 2.5–3.2 mm, one, two juveniles , IIOE sta 400C, south of Beira , Mozambique, 19ss51¾S, 36ss21¾E, 62 m, 3 October 1964 ; USNM 235323 , one, one, three juveniles , IIOE sta 372G, oV southern Mozambique, 24ss53¾S, 34ss56¾E, 55 m, 19 August 1964 .

Previous records. Zululand coast, South Africa, in coral 1–2 m ; southern Mozambique, grey sand, 55 m.

Remarks. The distinctive colour pattern of this species consists of strong redbrown pigment on most of the dorsum of the cephalon, a small median spot on pereonite 5, and a more diVuse reticulation on the pleotelson. Contrary to Wilson (1986), examination of the type material (SAM-A1534 5) shows that P. stenetrioides does have a tiny tooth and associated seta on each side of the pleon. The rostrum of this species is anteriorly rounded with a hyaline margin, but never toothed.