Praeleptomesochra phreatica n.sp., an harpacticoid copepod from phreatic waters of Morocco is described. Since the new species shows some differences in comparison to the preliminary diagnosis of Praeleptomesochra by Lang (1965), the genus is emended. A key to the species of Praeleptomesochra is provided.

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Pesce, G. L. (1981). A new Harpacticoid from phreatic waters of Morocco, and remarks on the genus Praeleptomesochra Lang (Crustacea Copepoda: Ameiridae) (Researches in Africa by the Zoological Institute of L’Aquila. VII). Bulletin Zoologisch Museum, 8(9), 69–72.