Macarorchestia remyi (Schellenberg, 1950)

Wildish, David J., 2014, New genus and two new species of driftwood hoppers (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae) from northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal regions, Zoosystematics and Evolution 90 (2), pp. 133-146 : 134

Macarorchestia remyi (Schellenberg, 1950)

Macarorchestia remyi : Schellenberg 1950: 325; Ruffo 1993: 739.

Material examined.

Two males, 4 females, 1 juvenile (Crust. 25468) ZMB Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Collected by A. Schellenberg from a seashore cave at St. Barthelemy, Corisca. A total of 47 individuals (combined sample) of all life history stages, including females with ova, collected by L. Pavesi on 20 January and 15 April 2007 at Principina a Mare, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. Sample location co-ordinates: 42°41'18"N, 10°59'53"E. A further sample collected at Principina a Mare by L. Pavesi on 24 April 2011 consisted of 28 individuals of all life history stages, including females with ova. One individual from Corfù Island (Ionian Sea, Greece) collected by L. Pavesi in 2007 (Destructively used in DNA analysis).

Distribution.

Besides the locations found by L. Pavesi for this species, published records include that of Ruffo (1960) in Sardinia and Ruffo (1993) in France, Greece and Italy. Possibly some of these records refer to the species described below.

Epidermal pigment patterns.

Absent.

Remarks This is the second largest Macarorchestia . In recent times the type locality has been destroyed by cleaning beaches for the benefit of tourists (L. Pavesi, pers. comm.).