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).