Leucothoe bise White & Reimer 2012

Head. Anterior margin truncate, anterodistal margin quadrate with cusp; ventral cephalic keel anterior margin transverse, anteroventral margin quadrate, ventral margin straight; eyes with more than 10 ommatidia, round. Antenna 1 0.3 × body length, with setulate-serrate setae, flagellum 4–articulate, peduncle article 1 width less than 2 × article 2, accessory flagellum absent. Antenna 2 0.3 × body length, subequal in length with antenna 1, flagellum 3–articulate. Mandibular palp ratio of articles 1–3 1.0: 3.0: 1.8, article 2 with 5 medium distal setae, article 3 with 2 distal setae, incisors strongly dentate; left mandible lacinia mobilis with 12 raker spines, large, strongly toothed; right mandible with 10 raker spines, lacinia mobilis small, strongly dentate. Upper lip asymmetrically lobate, anterior margin setose. Lower lip inner lobes fused, bare; outer lobes with moderate gape, anterior margins setose. Maxilla 1 palp 1–articulate, margins constricted and with 4 distal setae; outer plate with 5 distal robust setae and 4 distal setae. Maxilla 2 inner plate with 5 robust distal setae; outer plate with 3 robust distal setae and 11 slender distal marginal setae. Maxilliped inner plates distal margin with a v-shaped indentation, with short robust setae; outer plate inner margin smooth, reaching 0.2 × palp article 1, with simple marginal setae, facial setae absent; palp 4–articulate, article 4 subequal in length with article 3, distally acute. Pereon. Coxae 1–4 relative widths 1.0: 1.0: 0.9: 1.1. Gnathopod 1 coxa smooth, with tiny marginal setae, anterodistal margin produced, subtriangular, distal margin straight, posterior margin excavate, facial setae absent; basis proximally widened, anterior margin bare, posterior margin with 2 setae; ischium bare; carpus linear, distal length 18.8 × width, proximal margin smooth, distal margin bare; propodus straight, palm serrate, saw-like, with 3 robust and 5 short proximal setae; dactylus smooth, reaching 0.4 × propodus length. Gnathopod 2 coxa broader than long, subequal in size to coxa 3, smooth, with tiny marginal setae, anterior margin straight, anterodistally acute, distal and posterior margins straight, facial setae absent; basis linear, anterior margin with 3 setae, posterior margin bare; ischium bare; carpus 0.3 × propodus length, curved, distally rounded, anterior margin smooth; propodus with 2 mediofacial setal rows, primary mediofacial setal row above midline, reaching 0.4 × propodus length, secondary mediofacial setal row with 1 seta, with 1 row of submarginal setae, posterior margin smooth, palm convex, dentate; dactylus curved, proximal margin smooth, with 2 setae, anterior margin distally subacute, reaching 0.6 × propodus length. Pereopod 3 coxa length 0.9 × width, anterodistal corner overriding distal face of coxa 2 and extending below it, smooth, with tiny marginal setae, anterior margin evenly rounded, distal margin slightly convex, posterior margin straight, facial setae absent. Pereopod 4 coxa smooth, with tiny marginal setae, anterior margin tapered, distal margin straight, posterior margin tapered, facial setae absent. Pereopods 5–7 coxae facial setae absent; bases width length ratios 1: 1.9, 1: 1.7, 1: 1.8, posterior margins smooth, setose. Pleon. Epimera 1 and 3 bare, epimeron 2 with ventral setae; epimeron 3 posteroventral corner subquadrate, produced. Uropods 1–2 relative lengths 1.0: 0.9; inner and outer rami lined with short marginal setae. Uropod 1 peduncle 0.9 × inner ramus length, outer ramus subequal in length with inner ramus length; inner ramus with 2 robust setae, outer ramus with 1 robust seta. Uropod 2 peduncle 0.7 × inner ramus length, outer ramus 0.9 × inner ramus length; inner ramus with 1 robust seta, outer ramus with 2 robust setae. Uropod 3 missing. Telson 2.1 × longer than wide, with plumose facial setae, apex weakly tridentate. Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 1 basis anterior margin with 1 seta, posterior margin with 7 setae; ischium with 2 posterior setae; carpus distal margin with 3 setae. Gnathopod 2 basis anterior margin with 10 medium setae, posteromedial margin with 1 seta; carpus distally truncate, reaching 0.5 × propodus length; propodus secondary mediofacial setal row with 4 setae, palm with more prominent tubercles.

East China Sea: Okinawa–jima Island, Iriomote–jima Island (both Okinawa), Japan.