Bathylamprops natalensis Jones, 1969

Bathylamprops natalensis Jones, 1969: 121–122, fig. 10.

Type material. Holotype: UZMK, female. Cape Town, Durban, 35°44’S, 39°16’E. Not seen.

Diagnosis. Carapace without lateral ridges, not rugose, covered with small tubercles; eyelobe without spine. Maxilliped 3 carpus 1.0 width of merus. Telson 0.7 uropod peduncles, with 9 pairs of lateral setae. Adult male unknown.

Depth. 3800 m.

Distribution. Cape Town, South Africa, 35°44’S, 39°16’E.

Remarks. Bathylamprops natalensis is most similar to B.calmani, B.motasi and B. scaber, but can be distinguished by the narrow carpus of maxilliped 3, which is no wider than the merus. In the other three species, the carpus of maxilliped 3 is distinctly wider than the merus.