New genus and two new species of driftwood hoppers (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae) from northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal regions

By

Wildish, David J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

Zoosystematics and evolution

Volume

90

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

133--146

Subjects

Macarorchestia microphtalma (Amanieu , Macarorchestia pavesiae sp. n , Neotenorchestia kenwildishi gen. n , Salvat 1963) comb. n , sp. n

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.90.8410

 

Abstract

A new specialist driftwood talitrid from the Swale, U.K., is figured and described as Neotenorchestia kenwildishi gen. n., sp. n. A further new driftwood talitrid, Macarorchestia pavesiae sp. n., is figured and described from coastal regions in the Adriatic Sea. Orchestia microphtalma Amanieu & Salvat, 1963 from the Atlantic coast of France is re-designated as Macarorchestia microphtalma (Amanieu & Salvat, 1963). A key is provided for the known species of driftwood talitrids in northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal regions.