90 ASELLOTA • MICROPARASELLIDAE 



Joeropsis personatus Kensley, 1984 

 Figure 40H 



DIAGNOSIS 6 2.2 mm, 9 2.0 mm. Body glabrous. Lateral margin of 

 cephalon serrate. Rostrum triangular. Lateral margins of pleotelson serrate. 

 Antennal flagellum of five articles. Apex of 9 operculum acute. Outer uropo- 

 dal ramus shorter than inner. Strong band of pigment on cephalon; rest of 

 body with paler reticulation of pigment. 



RECORDS Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, on Pontes sp. and Madracis sp. corals, 

 and on Halimeda sp. alga, 1-20 m. 



Joeropsis rathbunae Richardson, 1902 

 Figure 401 



DIAGNOSIS S 1.9 mm, ovigerous 9 1.6 mm. Body setose overall. Lateral 

 margins of cephalon entire. Rostrum evenly convex with flange of trans- 

 parent teeth. Antennal flagellum of three articles. Lateral margins of 

 pleotelson serrate. Apex of 9 operculum acute. Outer uropodal ramus longer 

 than inner. Pigment in reticulation over entire body. 



RECORDS Bermuda; Florida Keys; Turks and Caicos Islands; Puerto Rico; 

 Gulf of Mexico; intertidal to 36 m. 



Family Microparasellidae Karaman, 1933a 



DIAGNOSIS Eyes lacking. Antennule much shorter than antenna. Antenna 

 with scale. Pereopods all similar, with biunguiculate dactyli. Pleon of one 

 free pleonite plus pleotelson. Uropods with well-developed sympod and 

 rami. 



Key to genera of Microparasellidae 



6 , pleopod 1 narrow, not overlapping external part of pleopod 2; 



maxillipedal palp of five articles Microcharon 



6 , pleopod 1 broad, almost completely covering pleopod 2; 



maxillipedal palp of four articles, terminal article ending in pointed 

 process Angliera 



