Victoriopisa Karaman and Barnard, 1979

Joseph, Philomina, Nandan, S. Bijoy & Jayachandran, P. R., 2018, New species of Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eriopisidae) from Vembanad backwaters, Southwest coast of India, Zootaxa 4433 (1), pp. 59-70 : 68

Key to the species of Victoriopisa Karaman and Barnard, 1979

1 Epimera plate 3 rounded................................................................................ 2 - Epimera plate 3 acute.................................................................................. 4 2 Mandibular palp article 2 longer than article 3............................................................... 3 - Mandibular palp article 2 shorter than article 3........................................ V. ryukyuensis Morino, 1991 3 Maxilliped without spine in the inner lobe............................ V. bantenensis Arfianti & Wongkamhaeng, 2017 - Maxilliped with spine in the inner lobe.............................................. V. multiartus Zhao et al., 2016 4 Head with anteroventral cheek notch............................................... V.tinggiensis Lim et al., 2010 - Head without anteroventral cheek notch.................................................................... 5 5 Gnathopod 2 palm smooth.............................................................................. 6 - Gnathopod 2 palm with excavation or prominences........................................................... 7 6 Lateral cephalic lobe and eyes absent....................................... V.marina Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005 - Lateral cephalic lobe and eyes present..................................................... V. cusatensis sp. nov 7 Dactylus with excavation or prominences.................................................................. 8 - Dactylus smooth..................................................................................... 10 8 Epimeral plates without setae............................................. V. bruneiensis Hossain & Hughes, 2016 - Epimeral plates with setae............................................................................... 9 9 Uropod 1 with basofacial setae........................................................... V. papiae Asari, 1983 - Uropod 1 without basofacial setae.................................................. V. chilkensis ( Chilton, 1921) 10 Gnathopod 2 palm without spine................................................. V. australiensis ( Chilton, 1923) - Gnathopod 2 palm with spine............................................... V. guanarocana Ortiz & Lalana, 1989 11 Uropod 3 outer rami article 1 longer than article 2........................................................... 12 - Uropod 3 outer rami article 1 shorter than article 2........................................ V. wadai Ariyama, 2015 12 Pereopod 7 merus broadly expanded, Uropod 1 without basofacial setae............... V. atlantica Stock & Platvoet, 1981 - Pereopod 7 merus narrow, Uropod 1 with basofacial setae............................. V. epistomata ( Griffiths, 1974)