Chiltonorchestia pusilla (Chevreux, 1915)

Parorchestia pusilla Chevreux, 1915: 11, pl. 3.— Ruffo & Vesentini Paiotta, 1972: 253, figs 4, 8(2).

Chiltonorchestia pusilla .— Bousfield, 1984: 203, tab. 5.— Ruffo & Krapp-Schickel, 2005: 36.— Iannilli & Ruffo, 2007: 23.— Lowry, 2007: 286.

Lectotype: Female, ovigerous (labelled as female B by Chevreux; ethanol and 1 slide of gnathopods plus last two segments of the urosome), MNHN-IU-2013-19685, Lac en Huit, New Caledonia, along margin, coll. F. Sarasin & J. Roux. Paralectotypes: 4 specimens (undissected, ethanol), MNHN-IU-2013-19686, Lac en Huit, New Caledonia, along margin, coll. F. Sarasin & J. Roux ; 1 female (dissected, ethanol), MNHN-IU-2013-19687, New Caledonia; 1 male (labelled as male B by Chevreux; 1 slide, gnathopods), MNHN-IU-2013-19688, Lac en Huit, New Caledonia, along edge of lake .

Type locality. Lac en Huit, on gorse near the river (altitude 244 m), New Caledonia.

Ecological type. Riparian-hopper.

Habitat. Freshwater. Among gorse, near the shore (Chevreux, 1915). Seems to be an aquatic form, having always been collected in shallow water (Ruffo & Vesentini Paiotta, 1972).

Distribution. New Caledonia (Chevreux, 1915).