violacea, Ditrema Hutton [F. W.] 1873:261, Pl. 8 (fig. 31b) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 5 (art. 28); ref. 2285] Wellington, New Zealand. No types known. •Valid as Scorpis violaceus (Hutton 1873) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:193 [ref. 24556], Francis 1993:162 [ref. 25479], Knudsen & Clements 2013:84 [ref. 33031], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:115 [ref. 36167]). •Valid as Scorpis violacea (Hutton 1873) -- (Kuiter 1993:209 [ref. 23929], Hoese & Bray 2006:1326 [ref. 29000], Trnski & Knudsen 2015:1328 [ref. 34205], Knudsen & Clements 2016:259 [ref. 34458] in family Kyphosidae). Current status: Valid as Scorpis violacea (Hutton 1873). Scorpididae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southern Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, New Zealand, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.