title: A redescription of the adult male of Caecognathia cryptopais (Barnard, 1925) (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae) from southern Africa.
abstract: A redescription of the adult male of Caecognathia cryptopais (Barnard, 1925) is provided from syntypes and other material deposited in the South African Museum. The generic status of Caecognathia cryptopais is also revised. This redescription is based on light and scanning electron microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. smitn@dre.nw.uovs.ac.za
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Basson
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Van As
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003445:Crustacea / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013019:South Africa