Vallorchestia dispar ( Dana, 1852 )

Lowry, J. K. & Myers, A. A., 2022, Platorchestiinae subfam. nov. (Amphipoda, Senticaudata, Talitridae) with the description of three new genera and four new species, Zootaxa 5100 (1), pp. 1-53 : 43-45

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5100.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6312383
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scientific name	Vallorchestia dispar ( Dana, 1852 )
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Vallorchestia dispar ( Dana, 1852) View in CoL

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Orchestia dispar Dana, 1852: 204 View in CoL .— Dana, 1853: 878, pl. 59, fig. 6a–m.— Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 273.— Lowry & Springthorpe, 2009a: 902.

Orchestia gammarellus View in CoL .— Stebbing, 1906: 532 (in part).

Vallorchestia dispar View in CoL .— Lowry, 2012: 20 View Cited Treatment , figs 11–14.

Types. Neotype, male, 14 mm, AM P.85737,

Type locality. North of lagoon, Valla Beach, New South Wales, Australia (30°35’S 153°00’E) GoogleMaps ,

Ecological type. Beach-hopper.

Habitat. Marine, supralittoral beach-hopper (mascupod), under leaves and debris.

Size. Male, 14 mm.

Diagnosis (male). Based on Lowry (2012).

With characters of the genus.

Distribution. Australia. New South Wales: shores of Illawarra ( Dana 1852); Valla Beach ( Lowry 2012); Macleay River ( Lowry 2012); Smiths Lake ( Lowry 2012).