depressifrons, Apistes Richardson [J.] 1848:1, Pl. 3 (figs. 1-2) [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Samarang; ref. 3744] Sea of Japan. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Vespicula depressifrons (Richardson 1848) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:102 [ref. 23448], Poss 1999:2352 [ref. 24796]). •Valid as Neovespicula depressifrons (Richardson 1848) -- (Mandrytsa 2001:278 [ref. 25636], Kottelat 2013:315 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:88 [ref. 34492]). Current status: Valid as Neovespicula depressifrons (Richardson 1848). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.