Biancolinidae J.L. Barnard, 1972 b

Type genus. Biancolina Della Valle, 1893 .

Diagnostic description. Body subcylindrical. Eyes well developed, round. Antennae 1–2 calceoli absent. Antenna 1 shorter than or subequal in length to antenna 2; peduncular article 1 subequal or longer than article 2; article 2 longer than article 3; article 3 subequal to article 1; peduncular articles 1–2 not geniculate; accessory flagellum absent. Antennae 1–2 calceoli absent. Antenna 2 peduncular article 1 not enlarged. Mandible reduced or absent; palp absent. Maxilla 1 basal endite apically setose; palp absent. Maxilla 2 basal endite without oblique setal row. Coxal gills [not known]; sternal gills absent; sternal blisters absent; oostegites fringing setae curl-tipped. Gnathopod 1 parachelate; similar in size to gnathopod 2; propodus palm without robust setae along palmar margin. Gnathopod 2 parachelate; dissimilar in males and females (sexually dimorphic); carpus not produced along posterior margin of propodus, projecting between merus and propodus. Pereopods 3–4 not sexually dimorphic. Pereopod 4 without posteroventral lobe. Pereopod 5 shorter than pereopod 6; coxa with posterodorsal lobe. Pereopod 7 longer than pereopod 5. Pleonites 1–3 without dorsal carinae. Urosomites 1–3 free; without slender or robust dorsal setae. Urosomite 1 without large distoventral robust seta. Urosomite 2 without dorsal setae. Uropod 1 without basofacial robust setae. Uropod 3 not sexually dimorphic; biramous; endopod shorter than exopod or subequal to exopod. Telson weakly cleft or entire; dorsal or lateral robust setae absent; apical robust setae absent.

Habitat. Marine, epigean.

Included genera. Biancolina Della Valle, 1893 .

Distribution. Widespread in warm-temperate and tropical seas (not Indian Ocean).