Austrolamprops, Gerken, 2018

Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, Zootaxa 4428 (1), pp. 1-192 : 24-25

Austrolamprops n. gen.

Diagnosis. Carapace not dorsoventrally flattened, marginal carina absent, eyelobe present, pseudorostral lobes short, blunt. Antennule flagella unequal, accessory flagellum shorter than article 1 of main flagellum. Mandible navicular. Maxillule palp with 2 setae. Pereopod 1 slender. Pereopod 5 longer than pereopod 4 basis. Telson long, more than length of 0.7 length of uropod peduncles, with distinct post–anal narrowing. Uropod endopod of 2 articles. Uropod exopod article 1 at least 0.5 length article 2. Female with fully developed exopod on pereopod 2, rudimentary exopods on pereopods 3–4, without pleopods. Male with 3 pairs of pleopods.

Etymology. The combination of the generic name Lamprops , and austro meaning south, in reference to the distribution of this genus in the southern hemisphere. Gender masculine.

Type species. Austrolamprops sulcatus

Remarks. This genus is distinguished by the combination of the uropod endopod with two articles, and maxillule palp with two setae. In Pseudodiastylis , which also has a two article uropod endopod, the maxillule has no palp. Watlingia also has a two article uropod endopod; however, in this genus the maxillule palp has a single seta.