Abstract
A parasitized specimen of Microprosthema validum Stimpson (Stenopodidea) from the Arabian Sea off Pakistan was found to bear a pair of bopyrid isopods referable to the genus Argeiopsis Kensley, 1974. Although damaged, these specimens clearly represent a new species that is only the second in the genus. This new species is described and illustrated and a discussion of previous records of the type species A. inhacae is given.References
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