Neoarcturus ornatus (Kensley, 1975) Poore, 2003

Poore, G. C. B., 2003, Revision of Holidoteidae, an endemic southern African family of Crustacea, and re-appraisal of taxa previously included in its three genera (Isopoda: Valvifera), Journal of Natural History 37, pp. 1805-1846 : 1828-1829

Neoarcturus ornatus (Kensley, 1975) comb. nov.

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Microarcturus ornatus Kensley, 1975: 50–52 , figure 7a–o; Kensley, 1978b: 28, figure 12c–e; Kensley, 1984: 250–251, figure 18a–e.

Material examined Five males (one dissected), SAM A17818 . One male, NMV J47035 .

Diagnosis

Eyes pigmented. Dorsum irregularly weakly tuberculate and with dominant pairs of submedial and dorsolateral conical spines on pereonites 1–3, weaker on more posterior pereonites (especially female). Pereonites 2 and 3 of female with rounded triangular lateral wings; pereonites 4–7 and pleonites not projecting (male without wings). Pleotelson apex almost right-angled, not apically produced as spine, posterolateral margins with well-defined angular flanges. Male pleonite 2 strongly elevated as paired dorsolateral bosses, pleonite 3 with lower dorsomedial boss. Posteroventral margin of pereonite 4 of male with bilobed flat plate. Male to 5.0 mm; female to 6.4 mm.

Remarks

The species is found on the Agulhas Bank and off Transkei, southern and eastern South Africa, at 150–700 m depth .