Quollastria Ahyong, 2001

Quollastria Ahyong, 2001 View in CoL View at ENA

Quollastria Ahyong 2001: 300–312 . [ Type species Quollastria capricornae Ahyong 2001 , by original designation. Gender masculine].

Diagnosis. Dorsal integument rugose, pitted. Cornea width less than 0.3 CL, strongly bilobed.A1 somite not greatly elongate; dorsal processes triangular, directed anterolaterally. Carapace anterior width less than or slightly exceeding half median length; with anterolateral spines; with normal complement of carinae; MD carina distinct, interrupted at base of anterior bifurcation; branches of anterior bifurcation opening anterior to dorsal pit; posterolateral margin rounded. Raptorial claw dactylus with 5 or 6 teeth; carpus dorsal carina undivided; merus without outer inferodistal spine. Mandibular palp 3-segmented. MXP1–4 with epipod ( 2–3 in Q. imperialis ). PLP1 endopod in adult males with posterior endite; hook process blunt distally. TS5–7 lateral processes distinctly bilobed. Telson SM teeth with fixed apices; prelateral lobe present; dorsolateral surface with or without supplementary longitudinal carinae. Uropodal protopod inner margin crenulate.

Composition. Quollastria capricornae Ahyong, 2001 ; Q. fossulata ( Moosa, 1986) ; Q. gonypetes ( Kemp, 1911) ; Q. kapala Ahyong, 2001 ; Q. imperialis ( Manning, 1965) ; Q. ornata ( Manning, 1971b) ; Q. simulans ( Holthuis, 1967b) ; Q. striata ( Manning, 1978c) ; Q. subtilis ( Manning, 1978c) .

Remarks. Comprised of Manning’s (1995) ‘gonypetes’ group of Oratosquillina , Quollastria is distinguished from Oratosquillina in lacking the outer inferodistal spine on the merus of the raptorial claw (Ahyong 2001). Only one species is known from South African waters, but no material was available in the present series.