melobesia, Trachelochismus Phillipps [W. J.] 1927:130, Pl. 5 (fig. 5) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 58 (pts 1-2); ref. 15816] Tidepools at Makara, near Wellington, New Zealand. Syntypes: (many) NMNZ P.335 (9). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:9 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Trachelochismus melobesia Phillipps 1927 -- (Briggs 1955:20 [ref. 637], Paulin et al. 1989:142 [ref. 24556], Paulin & Roberts 1992:49 [ref. 24625], Stewart 2015:1554 [ref. 34196], Conway et al. 2017:547 [ref. 35580]). Current status: Valid as Trachelochismus melobesia Phillipps 1927. Gobiesocidae: Trachelochisminae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: marine.