Axius glyptocercus von Martens, 1868: 613–614 Haswell, 1882: 165–166 Axius ( Neaxius ) glyptocercus Borradaile, 1903: 537 Axius ( Neaxius ) glyptocercus Man, 1925a: 50–56 Man, 1925c: 4 Poore and Griffin, 1979: 236–238 Neaxius glyptocercus N. capricornicus N. acanthus N. acanthus The Indo-West Pacific species of Neaxiopsis and Neaxius (Crustacea: Axiidea: Strahlaxiidae) Poore, Gary C. B. Dworschak, Peter C. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 2018 Mem. Mus. Vic. 2018-12-31 77 15 28 e9597cc8-abb6-4332-a294-78bee13723d4 (von Martens, 1868) von Martens 1868 [147,593,984,1007] Malacostraca Strahlaxiidae Neaxius GBIF Animalia Decapoda 9 24 Arthropoda species glyptocercus   Figures 7,  8m–r      Axius glyptocercusvon Martens, 1868: 613–614.—  Haswell, 1882: 165–166.  ?  Axius( Neaxius) glyptocercus .—  Borradaile, 1903: 537.    Axius( Neaxius) glyptocercus .—De  Man, 1925a: 50–56, fig. 1.— De  Man, 1925c: 4, 13.—  Poore and Griffin, 1979: 236–238(partim), figs 8a–f, k.   Neaxius glyptocercus.— Sakai, 1994: 200.— Sakai, 2011: 326–331(partim), figs 61A, C–E, fig. 62F (pereopod 2 of holotype, mislabelled) (not figs 62A, B, E =  N. capricornicus; not fig. 61B [interchanged with 62F] =  N. acanthus; not figs 62C, D =  N. acanthus).   Material examined. Holotype. Australia, Qld, Cape York, ZMB2973 (described and anterior carapace figured by De Man (1925c: 50–56, fig. 1); rostrum, antenna, pereopods 2, 4, 5, pleopod 2 figured by Sakai (2011: 326–331, figs 61A, C–E, 62A, B, F).  Other material.  Australia, Qld, Cape York, Fly Point, 10° 45' S, 142° 37' E, AMP.24813 ( 2 females, 13, 18 mm; male, 17 mm).  Townsville area, 19° 16' S, 146° 49' E, AMP.16176 (male, 20 mm).  Mossman, Cooya Beach, 16° 26' S, 145° 24' E, NHMW 19591( 3 females, 13.5–24.7 mm). Cannonvale Beach, near Bowen, 20° 01' S, 148° 15' E, AMP.16177 (female, 22 mm).  NT, Darwin, Lee Point, 12° 20' S, 130° 54' E, AMP.20358 (female, 21 mm).  Port Darwin, 12° 27' S, 130° 48' E, AMP.15030 (male, 19 mm). Nightcliff, Darwin, 12° 23' S, 130° 50' E, AMP.18842 (ovigerous female, 28 mm).  Diagnosis.Carapace supra-antennal margin with anteriorly directed spine; anterolateral margin with 4 (5–7) spines, dorsalmost anteriorly directed; branchiostegite anterior margin with 2 or 3 spines cervical groove without spines along posterior margin. Telson about 1.3 times as wide as long; tapering slightly from widest point to posterior margin; anterior transverse ridge straight, curving laterally to reach lateral margin at its widest point; posterior transverse ridge situated at 0.5 distance between first transverse ridge and posterior margin, ends sharply rounded, almost overhanging; lateral margin with 0–2 marginal teeth; posterior face concave, with shallow median groove, smooth sublaterally. Antenna article 2 without upper-mesial spine, without lateral spine; scaphocerite with 1 mesial sharp spine, 1 (2) sharp ventral spine; article 4 lower margin without spines. Cheliped merus, lower margin with 3 or 4 spines, distolateral face without or rarely with 1 spine. Pereopod 2 merus, lower margin without spines. Pereopod 3 merus, lower margin without spines.  Distribution. Australia: Northern Territory, E of Darwin; Queensland, Cape York to Bowen; 10° 45' S– 20° S.  Remarks. Differences between  N. glyptocercusand  N. capricornicuswere outlined above. The species is confined to north and north-eastern Australia. The holotypewas photographed for us by C. Oliver Coleman and we were able to confirm the spination of the pereopods. 4135819310 AM Australia Cooya Beach -20.016666 Qld 1269 148.25 Mossman 9 24 NHMW 19591 5 5 4135819320 [147,779,1509,1529] AM Australia Cooya Beach -20.016666 Qld 1269 148.25 Mossman 9 24 NHMW 19591 5 5 4135819336 AM Australia Cooya Beach -20.016666 Qld 1269 148.25 Mossman 9 24 NHMW 19591 5 5 4135819316 AM Australia Cooya Beach -20.016666 Qld 1269 148.25 Mossman 9 24 NHMW 19591 5 5 4135819323 AM -12.383333 Port Darwin 1293 130.83333 9 24 1 4135819331 AM -12.383333 Port Darwin 1293 130.83333 9 24 1 4135819307 AM -12.383333 Port Darwin 1293 130.83333 9 24 1