Hemilamprops glabrus Day, 1978

Hemilamprops glabrus Day, 1978: 173–175, fig. 13.

Type material. Holotype: SAMC 15680, ovigerous female. Off northern Natal, 28°41’S, 32°36’E. Not seen.

Diagnosis. Carapace with single incomplete ventral lateral ridge, without setae, dorsal crest entire. Telson 0.8 length of uropod peduncles, without lateral setae, 5 terminal setae. Uropod exopod broken. Adult male unknown.

Depth. 1300–3716 m.

Distribution. Off Natal, South Africa, 28°41’S, 32°36’E; Mayotte Islands, Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean, 11°44’– 12°14.4’S, 46°41’– 47°35’E.

Remarks. Hemilamprops glabrus is most similar to H. californicus and H. pacificus, but can be distinguished by the length of the telson relative to the uropod peduncles. In H. glabrus the telson is shorter than the uropod peduncles, while in both H. californicus and H. pacificus the telson is equal to or longer than the uropod peduncles.