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Genus Asellopsis Brady and Robertson, 1873 



The following species are now recognized: 



Females Males 



Asellopsis hispidus Brady and Robert- A. hispidus Brady and Robertson, 



son, 1873 1873 



(=A. hispida Brady and Robertson, 1873) 



Laophonie intermedia T. Scott, 1895 L. intermedia T. Scott, 1895 



A. duboscqui Monard, 1926 A. duboscqui Monard, 1926 



A. sarmatica Jakubisiak, 1938 A. sarmatica Jakubisiak, 1938 



A. littoralis Nicholls, 1939 A. littoralis NichoUs, 1939 



A. arenicola Chappuis, 1955 A. arenicola Chappuis, 1955 



A. chappuisius Krishnaswamy, 1957 A. chappuisius Krishnaswamy, 1957 



Genus Platychelipus Brady, 1880 



Two species are now known: 



Females Males 



Platychelipus littoralis Brady, 1880 P. littoralis Brady, 1880 



P. laophontoides G. O. Sars, 1908 P. laophontoides G. O. Sars, 1908 



Genus Esola Edwards, 1891 



The following species are now known: 



Females Males 



"longicauda" group 



Esola longicauda Edwards, 1891 E. longicauda Edwards, 1891 



(■= Laophonte bulbifera Norman, 1911; L. rhodiaca Brian, 1928) 

 L. hirsuta Thompson and A. Scott, L. hirsuta Thompson and A. Scott, 



1903 1903 



L. longiremis T. Scott, 1904 



L. typhlops G. O. Sars, 1908 L. typhlops G. O. Sars, 1908 



L. bulligera Farran, 1913 

 L. rosei Monard, 1926 



"spelea" group 



L. spelea Chappuis, 1938 L. spelea Chappuis, 1938 



I have halfheartedly followed Lang's suggestion to consider Esola 

 longicauda Edwards, Laophonte bulbifera Norman, and Laophonte 

 rhodiaca Brian as synonyms of one variable species. The reasons for 

 doing so have been given below. Many specimens of this species 

 occur in the Ifaluk collection and I have found the variability fairly 

 restricted (see below). 



