Key to species of Styloptocuma from Australian waters

1 Carapace and/or rest of body with spiny or serrate integument................................................ 2

—— Carapace and/or rest of body without spiny or serrate integument........................................... 8

2 Whole body with spiny integument.......................................................................................... 3

—— Carapace and body with a few dorsal spines............................................................................. 5

3 Carapace with 5 mediodorsal long spines........................................................ Styloptocuma sp.

—— Carapace without mediodorsal spines................................................................ S. anae sp. nov.

5 Carapace with more than 2 dorsal spines.................................................................................. 6

—— Carapace with 2 dorsal spines............................................................................ S. halei sp. nov.

6 Carapace with more than 7 dorsal spines........................................ S. spinosum Petrescu, 2006

—— Carapace with 7 dorsal spines................................................................................................... 7

7 Pereopod 1 carpus longer than propodus............................................. S. poorei Petrescu, 2006

—— Pereopod 1 carpus shorter than propodus...................................................... S. angelae sp. nov.

8 Uropodal endopod with 6 medial setae....................................... S. granulosum Petrescu, 2006

—— Uropodal endopod with less than 6 medial setae...................................................................... 9

9 Pereopod 2 dactylus more than twice propodus length........................................................... 10

—— Pereopod 2 dactylus 1.66.............................................................................. S. aurorae sp. nov.

10 Pereopod 2 dactylus 2.6 propodus length......................................... S. nodosum Petrescu, 2006

—— Pereopod 2 dactylus 2 propodus length....................................... S. australiense Petrescu, 2006