original description(ofHarpilius lutescens Dana, 1852)Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the exploring expedition under Capt. C. Wilkes, U.S.N. Macroura. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 10-28., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779609[details]
basis of recordBruce, A.J. (1976). A synopsis of the pontoniid shrimp fauna of Central East Africa. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India 16 (2): 462-490 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality