Zoogeography of the laophontid genus Afrolaophonte (Copepoda, Harpacticoida), with description of A. stocki n. sp. from Guadeloupe

Afrolaophonte stocki n. sp. from Guadeloupe is described and A. aequatorialis is reported from the southern coast of Papua New Guinea. The pantropical genus Afrolaophonte comprises twelve different species. Based on the chaetotaxy and the segmentation of the P3 and P4, three species groups are defined within the genus. Each group shows a distribution area limited to a certain oceanic basin.