The alpheid shrimp of Australia. Part 2: the genus Synalpheus

This is the second s'ection of a projeoted tripartite study on the shrimp of the family in Australian waterrs; the first section (Banne'r & Banner, 1973), dealt with the lower genera, and contJacined also keys t0' the genera and locality lists for the entire collection; the third seotion will be oonfined to the genera Alpheus, Metalpheus and Batella, with notes on the r:elated family Ogyrididae in Australian waters, and will also contain the bibliography for the series.This study of the genus Synalpheus is based upon 1,437 separate specimens on loan from various Australian museums and other institutions and our personal oolleotions.Th1s section discusses the fonowing species, with those which are new species 0'r subspecies 'and those which are new records to Australian waters being marked by an asterisk.*Synalpheus carinatus (De Man) *Syna,lpheus tropidodactylus sp.novo Synalpheus comatularum (Haswell) Synalpheus stimpsoni (De Man) *Synalpheus quadriarticulatus sp.novo *Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutiere *Synalpheus sciro sp.n0'v.