the distal podomeres of the fifth pereiopod, pointing
out the spine on the distal flexor extremity of
the propodus that opposes the dactyl. Hobbs,
Hobbs, and Daniel (1977) only reiterated the
occurrence of this shrimp in spelean waters on
Jamaica noted by Peck. Among the more recent
references to the species is that of Fryer (1977)
who pointed out that "Atya lanipes and Potimirim
americana (Guerin-Meneville) are also known only
from the West Indies, each being reported from
three islands of which Jamaica is common to
both." A discussion of the geographic and ecological
distribution of A. lanipes on Jamaica was
presented by Hunte (1978), and he (1979a) referred
to his earlier description of the first larval
stage. In a second paper that year (1979b), he
pointed out the error in his interpretation of
rudiments of the first maxillipeds. He concluded
that, like Atya innocous and Micratya poeyi (GuerinMeneville),
the first larval stage of A. lanipes lacks
periopods. This species was included by Hunte
(1979c) in his list of the atyid and palaemonid
shrimps of Jamaica.