Eumunida (Eumunida) australis de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1990

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Eumunida (Eumunida) australis de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1990

Eumunida picta .– Gordon, 1930: 742 (part), fig. 1b [not Eumunida picta Smith, 1883 ].

Eumunida sp. – de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1990a: 249, fig. 6d.

Eumunida (Eumunida) australis de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1990b: 664 , figs. 2d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d, h, 10d, 11 [type locality: Tasman Sea , 38°13’S, 168°42.5’E].– de Saint Laurent & Poupin , 1996: 342, 343, 364–365.– Davie, 2002: 30.

Material examined. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P31514, 1 female (16.1 mm), NE of Wollongong , 34º21’S, 151º25’E, 463 m, trawl, K80­12­01, 29 Jul 1980 ; AM P25037, 1 male (10.8 mm), E of Brush Island , 35º44–41’S, 150º38–40’E, 300 m, trawl, K76­19­04, 10 Nov 1976 .

Remarks. The two specimens agree well with the type description (de Saint Laurent & Macpherson 1990b). The smaller specimen differs only in having relatively larger eyes, a feature that varies allometrically. The two anterior spines on the sternite 4 of the small specimen are broken.

Distribution. Tasman Sea from southeastern Queensland to east of Brush Island, New South Wales, at 300–685 m depth.