Vallorchestia dispar (Dana, 1852)

(Fig. 24)

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

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

Vallorchestia dispar .— Lowry, 2012: 20, 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) ,

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).