Subgenus Serrapalpisis Daneliya, 2004

Short diagnosis (characters for distinction of Mediterranean subgenera only; for full diagnosis see Daneliya (2004)). Median segment of mandibular palp with at least some (Fig. 4 D, E), mostly with many strong, serrated setae along its outer margin. Propodus of thoracic endopods 3–8 is 3-segmented (Fig. 4 H). Telson with wide cleft that forms an angle of>120° (Fig. 5 J). Laminae of cleft margin widened by wing-like expansions (Fig. 5 K).

Type species. Mesomysis lacustris Czerniavsky, 1882b: 42, as defined in Daneliya (2004).