
A new species, Lebbeus laevirostris, is described from one specimen collected in the Makassar Strait, at a depth of 779-798 m. It can be distinguished from all the other Lebbeus by its rostrum smooth on all its length and overreaching the eyes by almost half of its length.
Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea, Hippolytidae, Lebbeus, deep water, south-west Pacific, new species.