Mallacoota insignis ( Chevreux, 1901 )

HUGHES, L. E., 2011, New species of Hoho, Mallacoota and Parelasmopus (Maeridae: Amphipoda) from Australian waters, Zootaxa 2955 (1), pp. 1-79 : 44-45

Mallacoota insignis ( Chevreux, 1901)

Maera insignis . — Schellenberg, 1938: 50, fig. 24. —J.L. Barnard, 1955: 23. —J.L. Barnard, 1970: 147, fig. 89. — Sivaprakasam, 1969b: 39, fig. 1h. — Ledoyer, 1972: 223, pl. 41, 42.

Mallacoota insignis . —J.L. Barnard, 1972: 243. — Ledoyer, 1978: 281, fig. 31(I). — Ledoyer, 1979: 82. — Ledoyer, 1982: 552, fig. 210. — Barnard & Barnard, 1983: 632. — Appadoo et al., 2002: 788 , fig. 13. — Appadoo & Myers, 2006: 20 , 21.

Type locality. Mahé, Seychelles .

Material examined. Christmas Island. 1 male, 2 juveniles, AM P.82187, Lily Beach (10°30’S 105°35’59”E), November 1978, coll. J. Trantor.

Remarks. The single male specimen agrees with the original description of the species from the Seychelles.

Distribution. Indian Ocean: Christmas Island (current study); Mauritius ( Ledoyer 1978; Appadoo et al. 2002); Rodrigues Island ( Appadoo & Myers 2006); India ( Sivaprakasam 1969b); Chagos Archipelago ( Walker 1909); Seychelles ( Chevreux 1901); Madagascar ( Ledoyer 1972, 1979). Indonesia ( Pirlot 1936). Philippines ( Schellenberg 1938). Pacific Ocean: Gilbert and Elice Islands; Hawaii ( Schellenberg 1938; J.L. Barnard 1970).