Ambicholestes (Austrolestes), Just, Jean, 1998

Just, Jean, 1998, Siphonoecetinae (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ischyroceridae) 7: Australian Concholestids, Ambicholestes n. gen., with a Description of Six New Species, and a New, Restricted Diagnosis for Caribboecetes Just, 1983, Records of the Australian Museum 50 (1), pp. 27-54 : 42

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3853/j.0067-1975.50.1998.1273
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4657201
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B128F865-0E29-E82B-FE61-F6B5FBC9D81B
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ambicholestes (Austrolestes)
status	subgen. nov.

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Subgenus Austrolestes n.subgen.

Diagnosis. Ambicholestes with elongate, I-articulate, apically pointed mandibular palp; palp overreaching mandibular incisor by 113_1/2 palp length. Antenna 1 peduncle article 3 70-85% length of article 1. Male antenna 2 at least as long as combined length of cephalon, pereon and pleon.

Type species. Ambicholestes berentsae n.sp.

Additional species. Ambicholestes minutus n.sp., A. thetis n.sp.

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Etymology. The name of this subgenus is composed of an allusion to Australia and its concholestid affinity.