Siolicaris Jakobi, 1972

Reddy, Ranga & Arbizu, Martínez, 2012, Revision of the genus Siolicaris Jakobi, 1972, with redescriptions of S. sioli (Noodt, 1963) and S. jakobi (Noodt, 1963) from South America, and S. sandhya (Ranga Reddy, 2001) comb. nov. from India (Copepoda, Harpacticoida,, Zootaxa 3493, pp. 49-71 : 51

Genus Siolicaris Jakobi, 1972

Synonym. Parastenocaris Kessler, 1913 partim

Emended diagnosis. Furca with 7 setae; setae I–III originating proximally from almost same region and anterior to seta VII; seta II reduced in size, sometimes indiscernible. A1 8-segmented in male, haplocer, penultimate segment without apophysis at distal inner corner, 7-segmented in female. Maxilla with 2 endites, proximal endite with 1 seta, distal one with 1 spiniform and 2 slender setae. Male P3 basis with a strong row of spinules on the outer margin; apophysis short, robust, 1- or 2- segmented, with or without distal spine, strongly bent inwards while in resting position; thumb strong, longer than apophysis, with or without distal hyaline membrane, enp reduced to slender seta. Female P3 enp reduced to a spinule or absent. Basis of male P4 with or without strong spinules on the inner margin, enp reduced in size or absent; female enp spiniform, longer than exp- 1 in the South American species. P 5 in both sexes similar, trapezoidal, with 3–4 elements (when 4 elements, the proximalmost exp element extremely reduced), all distally inserted; both limbs close to each other, connected by a small triangular intercoxal plate. Male P6 as irregular plate with lateral triangular projections. Female genital field roundish as in Fontinalicaridinae .

Type species. Parastenocaris sioli ( Noodt, 1963a) .

Other species. Parastenocaris jakobi ( Noodt, 1963a) [= Parastenocaris digitata ( Noodt, 1963a) ]; Parastenocaris sandhya ( Ranga Reddy, 2001) comb. nov.

Species inquirendae. Parastenocaris chelifer Delachaux, 1924 ; Parastenocaris xyrophora Noodt & Galhano, 1969 .