Leander paulensis Ortmann, 1897

Leander paulensis Ortmann, 1897: 192; Manning, 1961: 526; Ramos-Porto, 1985 /86: 10; Ramos-Porto & Coelho, 1990: 96.

Palaemon paulensis Rathbun, 1902: 125; Schmitt, 1935: 160. Leander tenuicornis Holthuis, 1952: 155 (in part).

Material examined. BAHIA: Caravelas, Praia do Grauçá, 9 males, 8 females, 6 ovigerous females, (FURG- 2446); PARANÁ: Paranaguá, Baía de Paranaguá, 1 female, (FURG-2310).

Diagnosis. Rostrum straight, overreaching end of scaphocerite, dorsal margin with 10 to 14 teeth, first 2 teeth behind orbit, ventral margin with 5 teeth. Basal segment of antennular peduncle with convex anterior margin, and small stylocerite, not reaching half of this segment. Mandibular palp with two articles, not reaching half of incisor process.

Distribution. Western Atlantic Ocean: USA (Florida), Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Brazil (Maranhão, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, São Paulo e Paraná).