Revision of the family Pardaliscidae with diagnosis of genera, distribution of species and bibliography

XLIII contribution to the knowledge of the amphipoda

Abstract

       A revision of the family Pardaliscidae is presented, including 17 genera and nearly 51 species. Two new genera, Caleidoscopsis, n. gen. with the type species C. copal (J. B a r n a r d  1957) and Rhynohalicella, n. gen. with the type species R. halona (J. B a r n a r d  1971) are described.

       The genus Pardisynopia J. Barnard is merged into the genus Halice Boeck, and all species of genus Halicoides (sensu auct., except the type species H. anomalus which must be reexamined), are removed to the genus Halice. The bibliography, synonymy and distribution of all species of the Pardaliscidae family are provided. The diagnosis of all genera as well as the key for deter­mination of the genera of the Pardaliscidae family is presented.