Kemponia andamanensis Kemp, 1922) comb. nov.

Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) andamanensis Kemp, 1922: 204 –209, figs. 54–57.

Periclimenaeus (Harpilius) andamanensis — Holthuis, 1952: 79.

Periclimenes andamanensis — Bruce, 1977c: 269. — Chace and Bruce, 1993: 103. — Li, 1996: 229 –230, fig.7; 1997: 238; 2001: 81.

Type material. Syntypes (“many”), ZSI C 380­1/1.

Type locality. Ross Channel, Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India. Habitat. In algae (Li, 1997).

Bathymetric range. Intertidal to 7–15 m (Li, 2001).

Distribution. Known also from Madagascar, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, China, South China Sea, Japan, and Queensland.