Kemponia grandis (Stimpson, 1860) comb. nov.

Anchistia grandis Stimpson, 1860: 39 .

Periclimenes grandis — Borradaile, 1898: 382. — Bruce, 1976a: 7, fig. 2. — Li, 2000: 186 –187, fig. 235. — Jayachandran, 2001: 297 –300, fig. 83 (description). Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis — Holthuis, 1952: 79 –81.

Type material. Syntype, BMNH 61.44 (Evans, 1967: 402), other syntypes not extant.

Type locality. O­shima Island, Ryu­kyu Islands, Japan.

Habitat. Mainly found in coral reef habitats.

Bathymetric range. Shallow water, to 15 m (De Grave, 2000).

Larvae. First zoeal stage (Gurney, 1938); first to sixth zoeal stages, post­larva (Pillai, 1950).

Distribution. Also known from Egypt, Israel, Jibuti, Yemen, Kenya, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, Moçambique, Comoro Islands, Madagascar, Seychelle Islands, Sri Lanka, Burma, Malaya, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Japan, Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, Fijian Islands, Tuvalu and Tuamotu Islands.

Remarks. A detailed description of this species was provided by Kemp (1922), who did not illustrate the mouthparts. Holthuis (1952) noted that the mouthparts are typical for Periclimenes . The mouthparts were described in detail and illustrated by Bruce (1976a) Further information, including a tabular differentiation from P. elegans is provided by Jayachandran (2001).