A new species of Leipsuropus Stebbing, 1899 (Amphipoda: Podoceridae) from Japan Author Matsumoto, Yu Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University. Sapporo 060 - 0810, Japan Author Kajihara, Hiroshi Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Sapporo 060 - 0810, Japan E-mail: kakui @ eis. hokudai. ac. jp & DA Author Kakui, Keiichi Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Sapporo 060 - 0810, Japan E-mail: kakui @ eis. hokudai. ac. jp & DA text Nauplius 2023 e 2023005 2023-02-20 31 1 8 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2023005 journal article 10.1590/2358-2936e2023005 2358-2936 10716750 D4641240-C79E-471D-8F7C-8A2DA4AA04A8 Key to males of the species of Leipsuropus 1. Dorsal projections on body absent ........................................................................ L. parasiticus ( Haswell, 1879 ) 1'. Dorsal projections on body present .......................................................................................................................... 2 2. Tergal plate of pereonites 2–5 with 1 projection ................................................................ L. sinensis Ren, 2012 2'. Tergal plate of pereonites 2–5 with 3 or 5 projections ......................................................................................... 3 3. Tergal plate of pereonites 2–5 with 3 projections ................................................. L. astericolus Ariyama, 2012 3'. Tergal plate of pereonites 2–5 with 5 projections ................................................................................................. 4 4. Dorsal projections on body broad and keel-like; gnathopod-2 palmar margin with one wide and two large triangular projections ............................................................................................................... L. hongi Ariyama, 2012 4'. Dorsal projections on body narrow and spiniform; gnathopod-2 palmar margin with small, proximal, denticulate projection ......................................................................................................................... L. seisuiae sp. nov.