rufomaculatus, Parascolopsis Russell [B. C.] 1986:137, Figs. 1-2 [The Beagle (Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences) v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 5992] North West Shelf (18°10'S, 118°16'E), Western Australia, depth 276-278 meters. Holotype: WAM P.28105-001. Paratypes: NTM S.11211-001 (8); WAM P.25394-010 (1), P.26207-003 (5), P.28106-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:26 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:29 [ref. 30117]. Parascolopsis is feminine so name should be rufomaculata. •Valid as Parascolopsis rufomaculatus Russell 1986 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:88 [ref. 25477], Russell 1990:73 [ref. 19228], Russell 1996:64 [ref. 22469], Russell & Chin 1996:418 [ref. 22753], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Russell 2001:3082 [ref. 26106], Allen et al. 2006:1245 [ref. 29090], Larson et al. 2013:145 [ref. 32988], Nair et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34793]). •Synonym of Parascolopsis rufomaculata Russell 1986. Current status: Valid as Parascolopsis rufomaculata Russell 1986. Nemipteridae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.