A neotype specimen is designated for
Chone acustica (Claparède, 1870) with a full description. The original descriptions of
Chone arenicola Langerhans, 1880 and
Chone collaris Langerhans, 1880, both from Madeira, did not include some details and incomplete or misleading information was provided, so both species are redescribed. Amendments to the description of
Chone longiseta Giangrande, 1992 are also given together with the methyl green staining pattern of
Chone usticensis Giangrande
et al. 2006. Two new species are described:
Chone gambiae sp. nov., from the Gulf of Naples and
Chone dunerificta sp. nov., from the Gulf of Salerno. This study shows the distribution of
Chone duneri Krøyer, 1856, and
Chone filicaudata Southern, 1914, to be restricted to the Arctic seas and North Atlantic Ocean, respectively. Records from the Mediterranean Sea are found to be erroneous
