original description
Jackson, H. G. (1922). A revision of the isopod genus <i>Ligia</i> (Fabricius). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1922: 683-703, pls. 1, 2. [details]
basis of record
Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
From editor or global species database
type locality Egypt (Suez) [details]