Key to genera currently within the Subfamily Parapseudinae Guţu, 1981

(modified from Guţu 2008, Heard & Morales-Núñez 2011)

1. All pleonites dorsally with complete anterior transverse row of short setulate setae................................. 2

- All pleonites dorsally lacking either complete or incomplete anterior transverse row of short setulate setae............... 3

- Pleonite-1 only with dorsally incomplete or complete anterior transverse row of short setulate setae................... 9

2. Antennule inner flagellum biarticulated; male with large ventral prolongation on cheliped carpus......... Halmyrapseudes

- Antennule inner flagellum multiarticulate; male lacking ventral prolongation on cheliped carpus................................................................................. Pseudohalmyrapseudes Larsen & Hansknecht, 2004

3. Pereopod-4 with dactylus greatly reduced, shorter than adjacent propodal setae.................................... 4

- Pereopod-4 with dactylus distinct, usually longer than adjacent propodal seta....................................... ................................................................................................... 6

4. Cheliped and pereopod-1 exopodite without plumose setae on last article [Five pairs of pleopods]............................................................................................... Ascumnella Guţu & Heard, 2002

- Cheliped and pereopod- 1 exopodite with plumose setae on last article [4 or 5 pairs of pleopods....................... 5

5. Carapace ventral margins with spiniform setae; antennule peduncle article 1 with 2-3 spiniform setae on inner margin...................................................................................... Brachylicoa Guţu, 2006

- Carapace having ventral margins lacking spiniform setae; antennule peduncle article-1 lacking spiniform setae on inner margin [Four or five pairs of pleopods]................................................................ Parapseudes

6. Pereopod-2 having basis with strongly-developed spiniform seta on anterior margin.......................................................................................... Akanthoparapseudes Heard & Morales-Núñez, 2011

-- Pereopod-2 with basis lacking spine on anterior margin....................................................... 7

7. Antennule accessory flagellum biarticulate; pereopod 6 basis without plumose setae............................................................................................. Aponychos Bamber, Chatterjee & Marshall, 2012

- Antennule accessory flagellum multiarticulate; pereopod 6 basis with plumose setae................................ 8

8. Mandibular palp article 1 with several setae; pereopod 1 basis with spiniform setae on ventral and dorsal margins.......................................................................................... Podictenius Guţu, 2006

- Mandibular palp article-1 with one seta; pereopod 1 basis without spiniform setae on ventral and dorsal margins............................................................................... Longipedis Larsen & Shimomura, 2006

9. Pleotelson round or, in rare cases, elongate with rows of short setae on margins; antenna article 5 longer than previous four combined, having numerous, long plumose setae on inner margin..................................... Discapseudes

- Pleotelson elongate, without row of short setae on margins; antenna with article 5 shorter than previous four articles combined, lacking row of long, plumose setae...................................................................... 10

10. Pleonite-1 dorsally with an incomplete anterior transverse row of short setulate setae................ Pseudolongiflagrum

- Pleonite-1 dorsally with complete anterior transverse row of short setulate setae................................... 11

11. Antenna with long setae on inner margin of second article.......................................... Longiflagrum

- Antenna without long setae on inner margin of second article................................................. 12

12. Pleonites with very long lateral plumose setae.......................................... Gutuapseudes Edgar, 1997

- Pleonites lacking very long lateral plumose setae........................................................... 13

13. Pleopods foliaceous, not slender........................................................................ 14

- Pleopods not foliaceous, slender........................................................................ 15

14. Antennal peduncle article 1 with plumose setae near medial edge; labium with three terminal spiniform setae; pereopod 1 propodus with at least four ventral spiniform setae, and dactylus subequal to propodus length............... Mexctenapseudes

- Antenna peduncle article 1 without plumose setae near medial edge; labium with two terminal spiniform setae; pereopod 1 propodus with one or two ventral spiniform setae, and dactylus much shorter than propodus............... Ctenapseudes

15. Basis of pereopods 1 and 2 with distal transverse row of setae........ Remexudes Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2007

- Basis of pereopods 1 and 2 without distal transverse row of setae.............................................. 16

16. Antenna first peduncle article with plumose setae on medial margin....................... Pseudoapseudes Guţu, 1981

- Antenna first peduncle article without plumose setae on medial margin......................... Saltipedis Guţu, 1995