A new species of Didymochelia from New Caledonia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Didymocheliidae)

Abstract

Didymocheliid amphipods are extremely rare. Didymochelia ledoyeri sp. novo is described from New Caledonian material. It is only the fourth specimen collected and the third species described. This is the first record of the family outside the subantarctic area. Vne espece nouvelle de Didymochelia de Nouvelle-CaIedonie (Crustacea: Amphipoda : Didymoeheliidae) Resume.-Les amphipodes didymocheliides sont extremement rares. Didymochelia ledoyeri sp. novo de Nouvelle-Caledonie est seulement le quatrieme specimen capture et la troisieme espece decrite. La famille est signalee pour la premiere fois en dehors de la zone subantarctique.