Luciobliviidae Tomikawa 2007

Myers, A, 2013, A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda), Zootaxa 3610 (1), pp. 1-80 : 59

Luciobliviidae Tomikawa 2007

Type genus. Lucioblivio Tomikawa 2007 .

Diagnostic description. Body laterally compressed. Eyes absent. Antennae 1–2 calceoli gammarid (type 1). Antenna 1 longer than antenna 2; peduncular article 1 longer than article 2; article 2 longer than article 3; article 3 shorter than article 1; peduncular articles 1–2 not geniculate; accessory flagellum minute. Antenna 2 peduncular article 1 enlarged, bulbous. Mandible molar non-triturative or with tiny triturating patch; palp symmetrical. Maxilla 1 basal endite apically setose; palps symmetrical. Maxilla 2 basal endite with oblique setal row (2 large setae). Labium inner lobes present. Coxal gills on pereopods 2–6, stalked (with proximal restriction or complete suture); sternal gills absent; sternal blisters absent; oostegites fringing setae simple. Gnathopod 1 subchelate; similar in males and females (not sexually dimorphic); similar in size to gnathopod 2; propodus palm with peg-like robust setae along palmar margin. Gnathopod 2 subchelate; similar in males and females (not sexually dimorphic); carpus not produced along posterior margin of propodus, projecting between merus and propodus. Pereopods 3–4 not sexually dimorphic. Pereopod 4 with small posteroventral lobe. Pereopod 5 coxa with small anteroventral lobe. Pereopod 7 longer than pereopod 5. Pleonites 1–3 without dorsal carinae. Urosomites 1–3 free; with slender or robust dorsal setae. Urosomite 1 with large distoventral robust seta. Urosomite 2 with pair of dorsal concavities each with 1–3 small setae (kind of). Uropod 1 with 3–4basofacial robust setae. Uropod 3 not sexually dimorphic; biramous, without plumose setae; endopod subequal in length to exopod. Telson moderately cleft ; dorsal or lateral robust setae present; apical robust setae present.

Habitat. Freshwater, hypogean in river beds.

Included genera. Lucioblivio Tomikawa, 2007 .

Distribution. Japan.