The Red Sea species referred to as Monotygma fulva (A. Adams, 1853) and Monotygma amoena (A. Adams, 1853) in the Mediterranean should be named Monotigma lauta (A. Adams, 1853) and Leucotina natalensis Smith, 1910, respectively. Both species are known to occur in the Mediterranean from 1978 onwards. A lectotype of Monoptygma fulva A. Adams, 1853, is designated.

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