Amakusanthura sp.

Figure 2A

Apanthura sandalensis -- Jones, 1986: 148, pl. 40 [not Apanthura sandalensis Stebbing, 1900; misidentification].

Material examined.

Kuwait. 3 specimens; St. 2; 29°44.476'N, 48°05.740'E; 23 Nov. 2014 ; ♀♀, 2 juveniles; St. 3; 29°39.403'N, 48°07.850'E; 24 Nov. 2014; (5 ♀♀) ; St. 4; 29°34.849' N, 48°10.248'E; 25 Nov. 2014 , 2 ♂♂; St. 8; 29°23.047'N, 47°50.192'E; 3 Feb. 2014 ; 1 ♀; St. 11; 29°21.631'N, 47°57.204'E; 9 Dec. 2013 ; 2 ♀♀; St. 12; 29°23.481'N, 47°59.800'E; 8 Dec. 21013; (1 ♀) , 1 juvenile; St. 18; 29°06.041'N, 48°08.323'E; 1 Feb. 2014 ; 3 ♀♀; St. 19; 29°04.431'N, 48°08.676'E; 10 Dec. 2014 ; 2 ♀♀; St. 22; 28°49.480'N, 48°16.812'E; 17 Feb 2014 , 1 juvenile, 6 ♀♀; St. 24; 28°44.502'N, 48°22.950'E; 08 Jan. 2015 ; 1 ♀; St. 25; 28°38.813'N, 48°23.429'E; 3 Mar. 2014 ; 5 ♀♀, 2 juveniles; St. 26; 28°34.794'N, 48°24.078'E; 4 Mar. 2014 ; 5 ♀♀, 3 juveniles; St. 27; 28°40.778'N, 48°39.207'E;; 11 Nov. 2014 ; 3 ♀♀; St. 28; 28°40.939'N, 48°39.196'E; 11 Nov. 2014 ; 1 ♀; St. 29; 28°40.960'N, 48°39.173'E; 11 Nov. 2014 ; 2 ♀♀; St. 30; 28°49.105'N, 48°46.553'E; 10 Nov. 2014 ; 7 ♀♀; St. 32; 29°04.278'N, 48°29.655'E; 9 Nov. 2014 ; 12 ♀♀; St. 34; 29°22.726'N, 48°26.269'E; 10 Feb. 2014 ; 3 ♀♀; St. 36; 29°23.629'N, 48°23.958'E; 24 Dec. 2014 ; 2 ♀♀; St. 38; 29°28.049'N, 48°17.838'E; 22 Dec. 2014 .

Remarks.

Amakusanthura motasi (Negoescu, 1980) is the only species of this genus recorded from the nearest locality (Gulf of Aden). The specimens examined here differ from A. motasi in the shape of the pleon with different lengths of pleonites 1-5 (vs. pleonites 1-5 similar to each other in A. motasi), the setation of pereopods, uropods and pleotelson; antenna and antennular articles are narrower than in A. motasi .

Distribution.

New record for Kuwait.