ALPHEUS SPECIES (DECAPODA, ALPHEIDAE) FRO M CUBA

Eighteen species of Alpheus have been recorded from Cuban marine shall ow waters: A. amblyonyx, A. armillatus, A. bahamensis, A. chacei, A. c ristulifrons, A. cylindricus, A. estuariensis, A. floridanus, A. formo sus, A. normanni, A. paracrinitus, A. peasei, A, polystictus, A, thoma si, A. viridari, and A. websteri. A species not seen but described fro m Cuban waters, A. candei, is included, as well as other six species w hich probably inhabit the Cuban shelf: A. heterochaelis, A. immaculatu s, A. intrinsecus, A. malleator, A. nuttingi, A. schmitti. A key and f igures are presented for all species another species-still under study -is assigned to genus Alpheus.