Lebbeus, White, 1847

Poore, Gary C. B., 2010, Two crested and colourful new species of Lebbeus (Crustacea: Caridea: Hippolytidae) from the continental margin of Western Australia *, Zootaxa 2372, pp. 126-137 : 127

Key to crested species of Lebbeus

1. Maxilliped 3 with 8–10 corneous spines; carapace crest with 4–6 teeth dorsally ........... L. compressus Holthuis, 1947

− Maxilliped 3 with more than 19 corneous spines; carapace crest with 6–11 teeth dorsally......................................... 2

2. Carapace crest with 6–8 dorsal teeth, profile almost triangular; carapace colour pattern of 6–10 curved oblique scarlet stripes, or with stripes broken into many small scarlet spots .................................................. L. cristagalli sp. nov.

− Carapace crest with 9–11 teeth, profile evenly convex; carapace colour pattern of 4−6 oblique curved scarlet stripes or 5 rows of spots ......................................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Carapace with 10 rostral-postrostral teeth; carapace pale yellow and green, with rows of scarlet spots; abdominal somites 1–3 with rows of scarlet spots .................................................................................... L. clarehannah sp. nov.

− Carapace with 6-8 rostral-postrostral teeth; carapace pale pink, with 4–6 curved scarlet stripes; abdominal somites 1–3 with scarlet stripes. ........................................................................... L. yaldwyni Kensley, Tranter & Griffin, 1987