Ampithoe, Leach, 1814

Appadoo, C & Myers, A. A., 2004, Corophiidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Mauritius, Records of the Australian Museum 56 (3), pp. 331-362 : 333

Key to male Ampithoe of Mauritius

1 Mandible palp slender, article 3 with two apical setae only .......................................................... 2

—— Mandible palp robust, article 3 with slender setae on lateral margin and apex ........................................................................................................................................... 3

2 Gnathopod 1 carpus medially expanded; Gnathopod 2 carpus reduced, three times as broad as long, propodus longer than carpus, distally expanded, palm transverse, weakly sinuous .............................................. Ampithoe lafkui

—— Gnathopod 1 carpus not expanded medially; Gnathopod 2 carpus elongate, slightly less than two and half times as long as broad, propodus slender, subequal to carpus, palm oblique with a weak excavation ...................................................................................................... Ampithoe longicarpus

3 Gnathopod 2 palmar margin substraight or weakly sinuous .......................................................... 4

—— Gnathopod 2 palmar margin excavate with thumb-like process .................................................... 5

4 Uropod 3 peduncle subrectangular, 2× as long as broad ................................ Ampithoe laxipodus

—— Uropod 3 peduncle subsquare less than 1.5× as long as broad ............... Ampithoe mascarenensis

5 Antenna 2 flagellum longer than peduncle article 5 ......................................... Ampithoe ramondi

—— Antenna 2 flagellum shorter than peduncle article 5 .............................................. Ampithoe kava