Cuapetes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)

Material examined. 2 females, Ilha de Santa Bárbara (17°57’28”S 38°42’19”W), coll. R.M.C. Barbosa & L.M. Fernandes, 31.viii. 2013, 11 m, in sponges, UESC 1545.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—North Carolina to Gulf of Mexico, West Indies and Brazil (Atol das Rocas, seamounts of North Brazilian Chain, Amapá to São Paulo) (Williams 1984; Ramos-Porto & Coelho 1998; Coelho et al. 2006; all as Periclimenes americanus).

Previous records from Abrolhos. None.