simplex, Erisphex Chen [L.-C.] 1981:44, Figs. 4, 29 [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 34 (nos 1/2); ref. 8619] Off Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Holotype: CAS 47307. Paratypes: CAS 47308 (5), SIO 80-233 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:41 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Erisphex simplex Chen 1981 -- (Poss 1999:2358 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:606 [ref. 25122], Prokofiev 2008:307 [ref. 29592], Ho & Shao 2011:41 [ref. 31432], Fricke et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35454]). Current status: Valid as Erisphex simplex Chen 1981. Synanceiidae: Aploactininae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Taiwan and Vietnam. Habitat: marine.