Renocila colini 191 



Renocila Miers, 1880 



DIAGNOSIS Body rarely curved. Cephalon anteriorly weakly to distinctly 

 truncate. Antennular bases well separated. Antennules and antennae some- 

 what flattened, antennules usually broader and longer than antennae. Per- 

 eonites 5-7 with posterolateral corners more or less strongly produced. 

 Pleonites not laterally incised. 



REMARKS Williams and Williams (1980) provide a key to nine species of 

 Renocila. 



Key to species of Renocila 



1 . Posteroventral angle of pereonite 7 reaching pleonite 1 colini 



Posteroventral angle of pereonite 7 reaching beyond pleonite 1 2 



2. Dorsal surface of body brown; posteroventral angle of pereonite 7 



reaching pleonite 2 waldneri 



Dorsal surface of body black; posteroventral angle of pereonite 7 



reaching pleonite 3 bowmani 



Renocila bowmani Williams and Williams, 1980 

 Figure 85A 



DIAGNOSIS 9 18.0 mm, c? 11.5 mm. Posteroventral angles ofpereonites 5- 

 7 produced, that of pereonite 7 overlapping pleonites 1-3. Pereopods 1-3 

 lacking swelling on dactylus. Pereopods 6—7 subequal in length. Uropodal 

 exopod longer than endopod. Pleotelson length V4 basal width. Color: dorsal 

 surface of body and appendages uniform black. Attached to dorsum of body 

 close to dorsal fin. 



RECORDS Harlequin bass Serranus tigrinus: Dominican Republic. 



Renocila colini Williams and Williams, 1980 

 Figure 85B,C 



DIAGNOSIS Ovigerous 9 12.0-17.5 mm, S 7.5-13.0 mm. Pereonites 5-7 

 with posteroventral angle produced, that of pereonite 7 overlapping pleonite 

 1 only. Pereopods 1-3 lacking swelling on dactyli; pereopods 6—7 subequal in 

 length. Uropod reaching beyond pleotelson, endopod more than half length 



