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; collected from Cenote Aerolito; Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, 
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depth; 
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: ovigerous female; 
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, collected and deposited in the same collection as the 
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. Antenna 1 article 2, 1.3x longer than one; accessory flagellum 4–articulate, distal article minute; primary flagellum 1.3x longer than peduncle; antenna 2 extending beyond peduncle of antenna 1; 0.7x as long as antenna 1; article 4 as long as 5; flagellum 7–articulate; eyes well developed, almost rounded; mandible palp article 2, 0.7x as long as 3; gnathopod 1 article 5, with a tuff of long setae on anterodistal angle, and seven tuffs of long and curved backward setae, ventrally; ventral and palmar margins of gnathopod 2 covered with long setae, lower half of inner palm slightly depressed; with very short facial setae; coxa 4 forming small posterior lobe; urosome segment 1, posterodorsal margin without medial process; urosome segment 2, posterior margin with two robust setae on right side, and one on left, in both sexes; uropods 1–2 peduncle with interramal spine well developed, at least 0.3x as long as rami; longer ramus on uropod 3, 2–articulate, scale with one robust seta. Female coxa 6 without lateral ridge at base of hook; anteroventral angle without stridulating ridges on anteroventral process; gnathopods 1–2 article 5 ventral margin and article 6, covered with long setae; longer ramus on uropod 3 uni– articulate; scale with 2 robust setae.
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male. 
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(
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A), almost smooth; without dorsal spine on urosome 1, urosome 2 with dorsal robust setae. 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D422FFF5FE79F90EBBD27763" box="[436,497,1788,1813]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="74">Head</emphasis>
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A, B), as long as pereonal segments 1–2 combined; cephalic lobe rounded; cephalic notch present; eyes well developed, subrounded.
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D422FFF5FF0AF8B6BB1F772A" box="[199,316,1860,1884]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="74">Antenna 1</emphasis>
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C), article 2, 1.3x longer than one; accessory flagellum 4–articulate, distal article minute; flagellum 1.3x longer than peduncle.
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D), extending beyond peduncle of antenna 1, 0.7x as long as antenna 1; gland cone visible in lateral view; article 4 as long as 5; flagellum 7–articulate.
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D422FFF5FF0AF826BB69779B" box="[199,330,2004,2029]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="74">Mouthparts</emphasis>
: 
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A), rounded apically, covered with few short setae. 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D422FFF5FBBDF827BEFC779B" box="[1136,1247,2004,2029]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="74">Lower lip</emphasis>
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B), inner lobe well developed; outer lobe densely setose on medial margins, truncate robust setae on inner margin. 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF5AFF4EBB2E70A3" box="[151,269,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Mandibles</emphasis>
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C, D), incisors with one small and three big teeth, the distal one the largest; lacinia mobilis with three teeth, 5–6 accessory pectinate setae; palp article 2 slightly curved, 3 D2 setae on inner margin, article 3, 1.5x longer than 2, covered with 3 B3 facial setae settled in line, 2D3 and 3E3 setae. 
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(
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E), inner lobe 0.8x narrower than outer, nine long distal setae; outer lobe with six robust setae on distal inner margin, six distally; palp article 2 surpassing tip of outer lobe, article 3 widest distally; dactylus with nail. 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FBBFFEBEBEC37112" box="[1138,1248,332,357]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Maxilla 1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FB3CFEBEBF177112" box="[1265,1332,332,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,2001,2023]" captionTargetBox="[366,1208,198,1977]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[366,1229,193,1983]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, maxilla 1; B, maxilla 2; C, gnathopod 1; D, gnathopod 2." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257140/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
A), outer lobe with nine bifid distal setae; palp 2–articulate, article 2 with 10 distal setae, and three very narrow subdistally; 
<date id="61191054D421FFF6FF5AFE66BA9071DA" box="[151,179,404,428]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">3x</date>
longer than one, widest subdistally; inner lobe with eight distal setae. 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FC0CFE66BE0E71DA" box="[961,1069,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Maxilla 2</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FBF1FE66BE5E71DA" box="[1084,1149,404,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,2001,2023]" captionTargetBox="[366,1208,198,1977]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[366,1229,193,1983]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, maxilla 1; B, maxilla 2; C, gnathopod 1; D, gnathopod 2." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257140/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
B), outer lobe longer than inner, covered distally with eight setae; inner lobe with six distal long setae, nine long and two short robust setae on distal half of inner margin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AFE0DBE9772BB" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AFE0DBB79726E" box="[199,346,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Gnathopod 1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FEA7FE0DBB8E726E" box="[362,429,511,536]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,2001,2023]" captionTargetBox="[366,1208,198,1977]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[366,1229,193,1983]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, maxilla 1; B, maxilla 2; C, gnathopod 1; D, gnathopod 2." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257140/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
C), coxa 1 subquadrangular, as long as wide, ventral margin with 12 short and long setae; ischium with a tuft of long setae on distal inner half, and one setae at midway in outer margin; ischium with three distal setae; merus forming small posterior lobe, with margin almost covered with very short setae, and a tuft of long setae on tip; carpus with seven equidistant tufts of 3–6 setae, a tuft of 6–7 long anterodistal setae; propodus 0.7x as long as carpus, palm very complex, posterior third of palmar border armed with a row of six robust and short setae, distal anterior half of propodus with long setae; dactylus as long as palmar border.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AFD25BB36739A" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AFD25BB787286" box="[199,347,727,752]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Gnathopod 2</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FEA1FD25BB997286" box="[364,442,727,752]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,2001,2023]" captionTargetBox="[366,1208,198,1977]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[366,1229,193,1983]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, maxilla 1; B, maxilla 2; C, gnathopod 1; D, gnathopod 2." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257140/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Figs. 3</figureCitation>
D, 4A), coxa 2 quadrangular, 1.5x longer than wide, ventral margin covered with eight long and short setae; anterior margin of basis covered with long setae, posterior margin with three long setae; ischium with one posterodistal seta; merus forming small posterior lobe, with four setae on tip; propodus 3.5x longer than carpus; carpus forming a discrete posterior lobe, with anterior and posterior setae; propodus ovoidal, very large; with six equidistant tufts of 2–3 setae on anterior margin; palm oblique slightly serrate; palmar angle poorly defined, armed with 14 robust short setae, posterior margin with six tufts of 2–6 long setae; dactylus strong and curved, devoid of setae. Inner face of propodus posterior half slightly depressed distally, and covered with short setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AFC05B892742E" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AFC05BB697466" box="[199,330,1015,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Pereopod 3</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FE91FC05BB807466" box="[348,419,1015,1040]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1917,1939]" captionTargetBox="[151,1429,193,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1896]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, facial gnathopod 2; B, pereopod 3; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 5; E, pereopod 6; F, pereopod 7." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257141/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
B), coxa quadrangular, with four long setae, ventrally; basis with long setae on posterior margin, curved, as long as merus and carpus combined; merus forming small anterodistal angle; carpus and propodus subequal in length; dactylus with nail.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AFB96BF5F74D6" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AFB96BB64740A" box="[199,327,1124,1149]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Pereopod 4</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FE9BFB96BBBA740A" box="[342,409,1124,1149]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1917,1939]" captionTargetBox="[151,1429,193,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1896]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, facial gnathopod 2; B, pereopod 3; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 5; E, pereopod 6; F, pereopod 7." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257141/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
C), coxa forming discrete posterior lobe; basis 1.2x longer than coxa, six long setae midway on posterior margin; merus 1.4x wider than carpus; carpus and propodus subequal in length; dactylus with nail.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AFB5EBF5D757B" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AFB5EBB6F74B2" box="[199,332,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Pereopod 5</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FE92FB5EBB8474B2" box="[351,423,1196,1221]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1917,1939]" captionTargetBox="[151,1429,193,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1896]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, facial gnathopod 2; B, pereopod 3; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 5; E, pereopod 6; F, pereopod 7." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257141/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
D), coxa 0.3x shorter than coxa 4, forming posterior lobe; basis as wide as long, with serrated posterior margin, eight robust setae on anterior margin, forming a wide and rounded posterior lobe, 2.8x wider than merus; merus 0.8x longer than carpus; propodus 0.7x longer than carpus; dactylus curved, with nail.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AFAE5BE19750E" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AFAE5BB777546" box="[199,340,1303,1328]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Pereeopod 6</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FEA9FAE5BB847546" box="[356,423,1303,1328]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1917,1939]" captionTargetBox="[151,1429,193,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1896]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, facial gnathopod 2; B, pereopod 3; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 5; E, pereopod 6; F, pereopod 7." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257141/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
E), coxa similar to coxa 5; basis 0.7x as wide as long; 1.8x wider than merus; with serrate posterior margin; with seven robust setae on anterior margin; merus forming small posterodistal lobe; carpus 0.5x as wide as merus; propodus 1.3x as long as carpus; dactylus very curved, with nail.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AFA76BE92765B" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AFA76BB6B75EA" box="[199,328,1412,1437]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Pereopod 7</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FE9AFA76BBB875EA" box="[343,411,1412,1437]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1917,1939]" captionTargetBox="[151,1429,193,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1896]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, facial gnathopod 2; B, pereopod 3; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 5; E, pereopod 6; F, pereopod 7." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257141/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
F), coxa small and rounded, two setae on posterior margin; basis 
<date id="61191054D421FFF6FBBAFA76BEB175EA" box="[1143,1170,1412,1436]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">2x</date>
wider than merus, 1.2x as long as wide, anterior margin with eight robust setae, posterior margin serrate; merus 1.2x longer than carpus, forming distal small lobe on anterior and posterior angles, anterior margin with four tuft of 2–4 setae, posterior margin with five setae; carpus with two tuft of setae on anterior margin and three on posterior ones; propodus with four tuft of setae on both margins, distal setae very long; dactylus very curved, devoid of nail.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AF9C5B94C76EE" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AF9C5BB177626" box="[199,308,1591,1616]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Uropod 1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FE88F9C5BBAA7626" box="[325,393,1591,1616]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1981,2003]" captionTargetBox="[258,1328,193,1946]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[258,1328,193,1962]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Melita davilae sp. nov., male, A – D. A, uropod 1; B, uropod 2; C, uropod 3; D telson; E, coxa 6 (paratype, female)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257142/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
A), peduncle as long as rami, basofacial robust seta 0.3x as long as rami; inner ramus with four robust setae on inner margin, two on outer, and two long and one small distal setae; outer ramus with two robust setae on inner margin, two long and two short distal setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AF956BE807772" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AF956BB1176CA" box="[199,306,1700,1725]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Uropod 2</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FE8CF956BBA676CB" box="[321,389,1700,1725]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1981,2003]" captionTargetBox="[258,1328,193,1946]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[258,1328,193,1962]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Melita davilae sp. nov., male, A – D. A, uropod 1; B, uropod 2; C, uropod 3; D telson; E, coxa 6 (paratype, female)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257142/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
B), peduncle 1.2x as long as rami, three robust setae on upper margin; interramal robust setae 0.3x as long as outer ramus; inner ramus with two robust setae on inner margin, three long and one small, distally; outer ramus with two robust setae on inner margin, and two long and three short distal setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AF8FDBEAE7706" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AF8FDBB11775E" box="[199,306,1807,1832]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Uropod 3</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FE8CF8FDBBA7775E" box="[321,388,1807,1832]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1981,2003]" captionTargetBox="[258,1328,193,1946]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[258,1328,193,1962]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Melita davilae sp. nov., male, A – D. A, uropod 1; B, uropod 2; C, uropod 3; D telson; E, coxa 6 (paratype, female)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257142/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
C), peduncle short, 0.5x as long as article 1 of inner ramus; outer ramus 2–articulate; article 1 with 3–4 robust setae and many long distal setae on each side, distal article short but evident, subequal in length than scale of inner ramus, with a tuft of long setae, distally; scale bearing one robust setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AF88EBED977E3" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" box="[199,1274,1916,1941]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AF88EBBA077E2" box="[199,387,1916,1941]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Epimeral plate 1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FE5FF88EBBF177E2" box="[402,466,1916,1941]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1974,1996]" captionTargetBox="[288,1282,195,1928]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[288,1293,195,1928]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, lateral anterior view of body; B, head; C, antenna 1; D, antenna 2; E, epimera and two segments of urosome." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257138/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
E), posterior margin devoid of setae; posteroventral corner almost right.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D421FFF6FF0AF852BE8077CF" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,1977]" box="[199,1187,1952,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D421FFF6FF0AF852BBA077CE" box="[199,387,1952,1977]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Epimeral plate 2</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D421FFF6FE5FF852BBF177CE" box="[402,466,1952,1977]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1974,1996]" captionTargetBox="[288,1282,195,1928]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[288,1293,195,1928]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, lateral anterior view of body; B, head; C, antenna 1; D, antenna 2; E, epimera and two segments of urosome." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257138/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="75">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
E), ventral margin with one seta; posteroventral corner rounded.
</paragraph>
<caption id="41D8661CD420FFF7FF5AF844B807779D" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257138/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="76" targetBox="[288,1282,195,1928]" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="15183694D420FFF7FF5AF844B807779D" blockId="3.[151,1435,1974,2027]" pageId="3" pageNumber="76">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D420FFF7FF5AF844B82977BA" bold="true" box="[151,522,1974,1996]" pageId="3" pageNumber="76">
FIGURE 1. 
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D420FFF7FED4F844BB8E77BA" bold="true" box="[281,429,1974,1996]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="76">Melita davilae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3CE057FDD420FFF7FE7EF845B82577BA" box="[435,518,1975,1996]" pageId="3" pageNumber="76" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
(holotype, male). A, lateral anterior view of body; B, head; C, antenna 1; D, antenna 2; E, epimera and two segments of urosome.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="41D8661CD427FFF0FF5AF861BB2877B1" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257139/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="77" targetBox="[151,1424,193,1902]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="15183694D427FFF0FF5AF861BB2877B1" blockId="4.[151,1435,1938,1991]" pageId="4" pageNumber="77">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D427FFF0FF5AF861B83877DE" bold="true" box="[151,539,1938,1961]" pageId="4" pageNumber="77">
FIGURE 2. 
<taxonomicName id="D2A74D17D427FFF0FED2F860BB9577DE" box="[287,438,1938,1960]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="davilae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D427FFF0FED2F860BB9577DE" bold="true" box="[287,438,1938,1960]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="77">Melita davilae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3CE057FDD427FFF0FE0DF861B83577DE" box="[448,534,1939,1960]" pageId="4" pageNumber="77" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
(holotype, male). A, upper lip; B, lower lip; C, left mandible; D, right mandible; E, maxilliped.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="41D8661CD426FFF1FF5AF823BF057791" box="[151,1318,2000,2023]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257140/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="78" targetBox="[366,1208,198,1977]" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="15183694D426FFF1FF5AF823BF057791" blockId="5.[151,1318,2000,2023]" box="[151,1318,2000,2023]" pageId="5" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D426FFF1FF5AF823B8297790" bold="true" box="[151,522,2000,2023]" pageId="5" pageNumber="78">
FIGURE 3. 
<taxonomicName id="D2A74D17D426FFF1FED4F822BB8E7790" box="[281,429,2000,2022]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="78" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="davilae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D426FFF1FED4F822BB8E7790" bold="true" box="[281,429,2000,2022]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="78">Melita davilae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3CE057FDD426FFF1FE7EF823B8257790" box="[435,518,2001,2022]" pageId="5" pageNumber="78" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
(holotype, male). A, maxilla 1; B, maxilla 2; C, gnathopod 1; D, gnathopod 2.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="41D8661CD425FFF2FF5AF88FBB8677C4" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257141/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="79" targetBox="[151,1429,193,1895]" targetPageId="6">
<paragraph id="15183694D425FFF2FF5AF88FBB8677C4" blockId="6.[151,1435,1917,1970]" pageId="6" pageNumber="79">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D425FFF2FF5AF88FB82977E5" bold="true" box="[151,522,1917,1939]" pageId="6" pageNumber="79">
FIGURE 4. 
<taxonomicName id="D2A74D17D425FFF2FED4F88FBB8E77E5" box="[281,429,1917,1939]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="79" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="davilae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D425FFF2FED4F88FBB8E77E5" bold="true" box="[281,429,1917,1939]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="79">Melita davilae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3CE057FDD425FFF2FE7EF88CB82677E5" box="[435,517,1918,1939]" pageId="6" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
(holotype, male). A, facial gnathopod 2; B, pereopod 3; C, pereopod 4; D, pereopod 5; E, pereopod 6; F, pereopod 7.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="41D8661CD424FFF3FF5AF84FBFBE77A5" box="[151,1437,1981,2003]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257142/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="80" targetBox="[258,1328,193,1946]" targetPageId="7">
<paragraph id="15183694D424FFF3FF5AF84FBFBE77A5" blockId="7.[151,1437,1981,2003]" box="[151,1437,1981,2003]" pageId="7" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D424FFF3FF5AF84FB82977A4" bold="true" box="[151,522,1981,2003]" pageId="7" pageNumber="80">
FIGURE 5. 
<taxonomicName id="D2A74D17D424FFF3FED5F84FBB8F77A5" box="[280,428,1981,2003]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="davilae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D424FFF3FED5F84FBB8F77A5" bold="true" box="[280,428,1981,2003]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="80">Melita davilae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3CE057FDD424FFF3FE7EF84FB82677A4" box="[435,517,1981,2002]" pageId="7" pageNumber="80" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
male,A–D. A, uropod 1; B, uropod 2; C, uropod 3; D telson; E, coxa 6 (paratype, female).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42BFFFCFF5AF87DB82977D3" bold="true" box="[151,522,1935,1957]" pageId="8" pageNumber="81">
FIGURE 6. 
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42BFFFCFED4F87DBB8E77D3" bold="true" box="[281,429,1935,1957]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="81">Melita davilae</emphasis>
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,
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(paratype, female). A, gnathopod 1; B, gnathopod 2; C, telson; uropod 3, E, urosome.
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFF65BBA070C6" box="[199,387,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Epimeral plate 3</emphasis>
(
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E), ventral margin with two setae; posteroventral corner almost right; posterior margin with three minute setae.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFF13BB0E708E" box="[199,301,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Urosome</emphasis>
(
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E); urosomite 1 dorsally smooth; urosomite 2 with two robust setae on right side, and one on left; urosomite 3 devoid of robust setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF0AFED5BB407113" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,1112]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFED5BB2C7136" box="[199,271,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Telson</emphasis>
(
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D), lobes tapering till rounded tip, with 2–3 robust distal setae, and two on each inner margin, cleft 0.75x length.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF0AFE83B92771DB" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,1112]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<typeStatus id="CA1C8836D42AFFFDFF0AFE83BB0D71FE" box="[199,302,369,392]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82" type="paratype">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFE83BB0D71FE" box="[199,302,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Paratype</emphasis>
</typeStatus>
female: smaller than male (
<quantity id="D25F9B71D42AFFFDFD4FFE82B8C771FE" box="[642,740,368,392]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82" unit="mm" value="4.9">4.9 mm</quantity>
). 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFD31FE82B97171FE" box="[764,850,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Coxa 6</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D42AFFFDFCAAFE9DB98C71FE" box="[871,943,367,392]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1981,2003]" captionTargetBox="[258,1328,193,1946]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[258,1328,193,1962]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Melita davilae sp. nov., male, A – D. A, uropod 1; B, uropod 2; C, uropod 3; D telson; E, coxa 6 (paratype, female)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257142/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
E), without lateral ridge at base of hook; anteroventral angle rounded; without stridulating ridge.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF0AFE45BE957183" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,1112]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFE45BB7D71A6" box="[199,350,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Gnathopod 1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D42AFFFDFEBFFE45BB9A71A6" box="[370,441,439,464]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1935,1957]" captionTargetBox="[151,1425,193,1905]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1435,193,1914]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 6. Melita davilae sp. nov., (paratype, female). A, gnathopod 1; B, gnathopod 2; C, telson; uropod 3, E, urosome." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257143/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
A), basis with long setae on outer and inner margins; carpus widest midway, ventral margin concave; propodus rectangular, shorter than in male, covered with long setae, dorsally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF0AFE0DB97B7216" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,1112]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFE0DBB7E726E" box="[199,349,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Gnathopod 2</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D42AFFFDFEBDFE0DBB94726E" box="[368,439,511,536]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1935,1957]" captionTargetBox="[151,1425,193,1905]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1435,193,1914]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 6. Melita davilae sp. nov., (paratype, female). A, gnathopod 1; B, gnathopod 2; C, telson; uropod 3, E, urosome." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257143/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
B), basis with long setae on posterior margin, almost as long as carpus and propodus combined; carpus with tuft of long setae, increasing in length forward; propodus shorter than in male; palmar margin with eight short robust setae; oostegite as long as basis.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF0AFD9EBAF372DE" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,1112]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFD9EBB2C72F3" box="[199,271,620,645]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Telson</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D42AFFFDFED2FD9EBB4072F3" box="[287,355,620,645]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1935,1957]" captionTargetBox="[151,1425,193,1905]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1435,193,1914]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 6. Melita davilae sp. nov., (paratype, female). A, gnathopod 1; B, gnathopod 2; C, telson; uropod 3, E, urosome." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257143/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
C), lobes similar than those of male, three setae on distal margin, one on inner margins, cleft till base.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF0AFD46BBD27363" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,1112]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFD46BB1772BA" box="[199,308,692,717]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Uropod 3</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D42AFFFDFE88FD46BBA972BB" box="[325,394,692,717]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1935,1957]" captionTargetBox="[151,1425,193,1905]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1435,193,1914]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 6. Melita davilae sp. nov., (paratype, female). A, gnathopod 1; B, gnathopod 2; C, telson; uropod 3, E, urosome." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257143/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
D), peduncle short, 0.3x as long as outer ramus; outer ramus with one article; outer ramus with 4–5 robust setae on each side, with long setae on distal half; scale bearing two robust setae. 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFB27FD2BBFBF7286" box="[1258,1436,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Urosomites 1–3</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D42AFFFDFF52FD0EBAC07363" box="[159,227,764,789]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1935,1957]" captionTargetBox="[151,1425,193,1905]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1435,193,1914]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 6. Melita davilae sp. nov., (paratype, female). A, gnathopod 1; B, gnathopod 2; C, telson; uropod 3, E, urosome." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257143/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
E), similar than in male.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF0AFCEDBB61732A" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,1112]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFCEDBBA0734E" box="[199,387,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Epimeral plate 1</emphasis>
without setae on ventral margin; e 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFCC5FCEDB9BD734E" box="[776,926,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">pimeral plate</emphasis>
2 with three setae; 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFBB7FCEDBF3E734E" box="[1146,1309,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">epimeral plate</emphasis>
3 with two setae (
<figureCitation id="8D9C2A11D42AFFFDFF13FCB6BB3D732A" box="[222,286,836,861]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1974,1996]" captionTargetBox="[288,1282,195,1928]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[288,1293,195,1928]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Melita davilae sp. nov., (holotype, male). A, lateral anterior view of body; B, head; C, antenna 1; D, antenna 2; E, epimera and two segments of urosome." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/257138/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
E).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5DBD651FD42AFFFDFF0AFC95B9F573D3" pageId="9" pageNumber="82" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF0AFC95B9F573D3" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,1112]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFC95BB6D73F6" bold="true" box="[199,334,871,896]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Etymology.</emphasis>
This new species is named in honor to Patricia Dávila Aranda, Director of Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de 
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, 
<collectingCountry id="6DB07604D42AFFFDFCB4FC7EB9F173D3" box="[889,978,908,933]" name="Mexico" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">México</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5DBD651FD42AFFFEFF0AFC5DBBF172BB" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="83" pageId="9" pageNumber="82" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF0AFC5DB8AD7466" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,1112]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF0AFC5DBB1873BE" bold="true" box="[199,315,943,968]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Remarks.</emphasis>
The new species 
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFDC4FC5DB88D73BE" bold="true" box="[521,686,943,968]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Melita davilae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
belongs to the “atypical group” (
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), to the first group according with Labay´s classification (
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), and to the group B2 of Krapp–Schickel &amp; Sket´s classification(Krapp– 
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF0AFBEEBE21742E" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,1112]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
The main morphological differences between 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFD34FBE9BE397443" bold="true" box="[761,1050,1051,1077]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFD34FBE9B9847442" bold="true" box="[761,935,1051,1076]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Melita davilae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3CE057FDD42AFFFDFC7AFBEEBE397443" box="[951,1050,1052,1077]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, and 
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFBA6FBEEBE977443" box="[1131,1204,1052,1077]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Melita</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species previously documented to the Gulf of 
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and the Caribbean Sea are given in table 1.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF5AFB7EBB2074D5" bold="true" box="[151,259,1164,1187]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">TABLE 1</emphasis>
. Most important diagnostic features of 
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFD61FB79B8D174D5" box="[684,754,1163,1187]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Melita</emphasis>
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species documented for the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="15183694D42AFFFDFF52FB2CBB7E77F9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
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<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0FB2CBBDA7519" box="[381,505,1246,1391]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Articles on accessory flagellum of antenna 1</th>
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFFB2CB8577519" box="[530,628,1246,1391]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Coxa 6 ♀ with ridge at base of hook</th>
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BFB2CB92A7519" box="[662,777,1246,1391]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Coxa 6 ♀ with stridulating ridge</th>
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1FB2CB9917519" box="[828,946,1246,1391]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Urosome 1 postero dorsal median process</th>
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EFB2CBE777519" box="[979,1108,1246,1391]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Dorsal urosome 2 robust setae</th>
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7FB2CBECA7519" box="[1130,1257,1246,1391]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Number of ventral setae on epimera 1-3</th>
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCFB2CBFA77519" box="[1281,1412,1246,1391]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">Gnathopod 1 carpus posterior margin with long setae</th>
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52FA71BB2875EE" box="[159,267,1410,1432]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
M. 
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFEDCFA71BB4175EE" bold="true" box="[273,354,1411,1432]" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
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</th>
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<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BFA70B92A75C1" box="[662,777,1410,1463]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
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<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EFA70BE7775C1" box="[979,1108,1410,1463]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">1 at left side; 2 at right</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7FA70BECA75C1" box="[1130,1257,1410,1463]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">0, 1, 2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCFA70BFA775C1" box="[1281,1412,1410,1463]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AFA38BFA77596" box="[151,1412,1482,1504]" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AFA38BB417596" box="[151,354,1482,1504]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52FA39BB2E7596" box="[159,269,1482,1504]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">M. dentata</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0FA38BBDA7596" box="[381,505,1482,1504]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">4</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFFA38B8577596" box="[530,628,1482,1504]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BFA38B92A7596" box="[662,777,1482,1504]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1FA38B9917596" box="[828,946,1482,1504]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EFA38BE777596" box="[979,1108,1482,1504]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7FA38BECA7596" box="[1130,1257,1482,1504]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">0, 0, 0</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCFA38BFA77596" box="[1281,1412,1482,1504]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AFA06BFA7767C" box="[151,1412,1524,1546]" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AFA06BB41767C" box="[151,354,1524,1546]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52FA07BB39767C" box="[159,282,1524,1546]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">M. elongata</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0FA06BBDA767C" box="[381,505,1524,1546]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">1–2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFFA06B857767C" box="[530,628,1524,1546]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BFA06B92A767C" box="[662,777,1524,1546]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1FA06B991767C" box="[828,946,1524,1546]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EFA06BE77767C" box="[979,1108,1524,1546]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7FA06BECA767C" box="[1130,1257,1524,1546]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">1, 2, 3</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCFA06BFA7767C" box="[1281,1412,1524,1546]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AF9EFBFA77645" box="[151,1412,1565,1587]" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AF9EFBB417645" box="[151,354,1565,1587]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52F9ECBB0E7645" box="[159,301,1566,1587]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">M. guanaense</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0F9EFBBDA7645" box="[381,505,1565,1587]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFF9EFB8577645" box="[530,628,1565,1587]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">?</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BF9EFB92A7645" box="[662,777,1565,1587]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">?</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1F9EFB9917645" box="[828,946,1565,1587]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EF9EFBE777645" box="[979,1108,1565,1587]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7F9EFBECA7645" box="[1130,1257,1565,1587]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">0, 3, 3</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCF9EFBFA77645" box="[1281,1412,1565,1587]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AF9B4BFA7762B" box="[151,1412,1606,1629]" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AF9B4BB41762B" box="[151,354,1606,1629]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52F9BABB0C762A" box="[159,303,1606,1629]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">M. intermedia</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0F9B4BBDA762B" box="[381,505,1606,1629]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFF9B4B857762B" box="[530,628,1606,1629]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BF9B4B92A762B" box="[662,777,1606,1629]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1F9B4B991762B" box="[828,946,1606,1629]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EF9B4BE77762B" box="[979,1108,1606,1629]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7F9B4BECA762B" box="[1130,1257,1606,1629]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">0, 0, 1</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCF9B4BFA7762B" box="[1281,1412,1606,1629]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AF982BFA776F0" box="[151,1412,1648,1670]" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AF982BB4176F0" box="[151,354,1648,1670]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52F983BB0776F0" box="[159,292,1648,1670]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
M. 
<taxonomicName id="D2A74D17D42AFFFDFF0CF982BB0776F0" box="[193,292,1648,1670]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="9" pageNumber="82" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leiotelson">leiotelson</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0F982BBDA76F0" box="[381,505,1648,1670]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFF982B85776F0" box="[530,628,1648,1670]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">?</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BF982B92A76F0" box="[662,777,1648,1670]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">?</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1F982B99176F0" box="[828,946,1648,1670]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EF982BE7776F0" box="[979,1108,1648,1670]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">?</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7F982BECA76F0" box="[1130,1257,1648,1670]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">1, 1, 1</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCF982BFA776F0" box="[1281,1412,1648,1670]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AF96BBFA776D9" box="[151,1412,1689,1711]" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AF96BBB4176D9" box="[151,354,1689,1711]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52F968BB1776D9" box="[159,308,1689,1711]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">M. longisetosa</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0F96BBBDA76D9" box="[381,505,1689,1711]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2–4</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFF96BB85776D9" box="[530,628,1689,1711]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BF96BB92A76D9" box="[662,777,1689,1711]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1F96BB99176D9" box="[828,946,1689,1711]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EF96BBE7776D9" box="[979,1108,1689,1711]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7F96BBECA76D9" box="[1130,1257,1689,1711]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">0, 2, 2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCF96BBFA776D9" box="[1281,1412,1689,1711]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AF930BFA776AE" box="[151,1412,1730,1752]" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AF930BB4176AE" box="[151,354,1730,1752]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52F931BADF76AE" box="[159,252,1730,1752]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">M. nitida</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0F930BBDA76AE" box="[381,505,1730,1752]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFF930B85776AE" box="[530,628,1730,1752]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BF930B92A76AE" box="[662,777,1730,1752]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1F930B99176AE" box="[828,946,1730,1752]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EF930BE7776AE" box="[979,1108,1730,1752]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7F930BECA76AE" box="[1130,1257,1730,1752]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">0, 2, 3</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCF930BFA776AE" box="[1281,1412,1730,1752]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AF91EBFA77774" box="[151,1412,1772,1794]" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AF91EBB417774" box="[151,354,1772,1794]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52F91FBB307774" box="[159,275,1773,1794]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">M. persona</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0F91EBBDA7774" box="[381,505,1772,1794]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">3</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFF91EB8577774" box="[530,628,1772,1794]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">?</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BF91EB92A7774" box="[662,777,1772,1794]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">?</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1F91EB9917774" box="[828,946,1772,1794]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EF91EBE777774" box="[979,1108,1772,1794]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7F91EBECA7774" box="[1130,1257,1772,1794]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">0, 0, 2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCF91EBFA77774" box="[1281,1412,1772,1794]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AF8E7BFA7775D" box="[151,1412,1813,1835]" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AF8E7BB41775D" box="[151,354,1813,1835]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52F8E4BB0C775D" box="[159,303,1813,1835]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">M. planaterga</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0F8E7BBDA775D" box="[381,505,1813,1835]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">4</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFF8E7B857775D" box="[530,628,1813,1835]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BF8E7B92A775D" box="[662,777,1813,1835]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1F8E7B991775D" box="[828,946,1813,1835]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EF8E7BE77775D" box="[979,1108,1813,1835]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7F8E7BECA775D" box="[1130,1257,1813,1835]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">0, 0, 3</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCF8E7BFA7775D" box="[1281,1412,1813,1835]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AF8CCBFA77723" box="[151,1412,1854,1877]" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AF8CCBB417723" box="[151,354,1854,1877]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D42AFFFDFF52F8B2BADF7722" box="[159,252,1854,1877]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">M. stocki</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFEB0F8CCBBDA7723" box="[381,505,1854,1877]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">3</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFDDFF8CCB8577723" box="[530,628,1854,1877]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFD5BF8CCB92A7723" box="[662,777,1854,1877]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFCF1F8CCB9917723" box="[828,946,1854,1877]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">no</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFC1EF8CCBE777723" box="[979,1108,1854,1877]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFBA7F8CCBECA7723" box="[1130,1257,1854,1877]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">0, 1, 2</td>
<td id="E8465DAAD42A000BFACCF8CCBFA77723" box="[1281,1412,1854,1877]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">yes</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AB9734D6D42A000BFF5AF887BFA777F9" box="[151,1412,1909,1935]" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="82" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<th id="E8465DAAD42A000BFF5AF887BB4177F9" box="[151,354,1909,1935]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="82">(*) the 4th vestigial</th>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D429FFFEFF1FFF65B9D571FE" blockId="10.[151,1436,151,717]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFF1FFF65BBF870C6" bold="true" box="[210,475,151,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">
<taxonomicName id="D2A74D17D429FFFEFF1FFF65BB5970C6" box="[210,378,151,176]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="davilae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFF1FFF65BB5970C6" bold="true" box="[210,378,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Melita davilae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3CE057FDD429FFFEFE49FF65BBF870C6" box="[388,475,151,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" rank="species">sp. nov</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
., and 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFDEAFF6BB8B170C6" box="[551,658,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. stocki</emphasis>
are the most morphological closed species, but the former can be distinguished by long tuffs of setae on both gnathopods. 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFCC3FF49BE3270A3" bold="true" box="[782,1041,187,213]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">
<taxonomicName id="D2A74D17D429FFFEFCC3FF49B99170A2" box="[782,946,187,212]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="davilae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFCC3FF49B99170A2" bold="true" box="[782,946,187,212]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Melita davilae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3CE057FDD429FFFEFC75FF4EBE3270A3" box="[952,1041,188,213]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, differs of these species (excluding 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFF5AFF13BB30708E" box="[151,275,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. dentata</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFE82FF13BBDB708E" box="[335,504,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. longisetosa</emphasis>
), by having four articles in the accessory flagellum; and from 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFB19FF13BF55708E" box="[1236,1398,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. planaterga</emphasis>
by having coxa 6 devoid of ridge at base of hook. Also, from 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFCF8FEF7B9F5716B" box="[821,982,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. intermedia</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFBC2FEF7BE55716B" box="[1039,1142,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. nitida</emphasis>
by having no stridulating ridge on coxa 6. 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFE94FED5B8417136" bold="true" box="[345,610,295,320]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">
<taxonomicName id="D2A74D17D429FFFEFE94FED5BBDC7136" box="[345,511,295,320]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="davilae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFE94FED5BBDC7136" bold="true" box="[345,511,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Melita davilae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3CE057FDD429FFFEFDCBFED5B8417136" box="[518,610,295,320]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, can be easily distinguished from all those 
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFB9EFED5BEBF7136" box="[1107,1180,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Melita</emphasis>
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species, by bearing in middorsal urosomite 2, one seta on left and two on right sides, and ventral setae on the epimeral plates 1–3 are 0, 1, and 2, respectively. All morphological differences are summarized in table 1.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="15183694D429FFFEFF0AFE66BBF172BB" blockId="10.[151,1436,151,717]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">
Including the new species described in this paper, the genus 
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<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFC5DFE66B9FA71DB" box="[912,985,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Melita</emphasis>
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increases to 84 the number of species documented worldwide, and 11 species for the Gulf of 
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and the Caribbean Sea (Intra-American Sea): 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFAB0FE4BBAC97183" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. dentate</emphasis>
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(Gulf of 
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, Caribbean Sea); 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFC8CFE2FB9ED7183" box="[833,974,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. elongata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="71364B65D429FFFEFC11FE2EBEAF7182" author="Sheridan" box="[988,1164,476,501]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" refString="Sheridan, P. F. (1980) Three new species of Melita (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with notes on the amphipod fauna of the Apalachicola estuary of northwest Florida. Northeast Gulf Sciences, 3 (2), 60 - 73." type="journal article" year="1980">Sheridan, 1980</bibRefCitation>
(Gulf of 
<collectingCountry id="6DB07604D429FFFEFAC4FE2EBF477183" box="[1289,1380,476,501]" name="Mexico" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Mexico</collectingCountry>
); 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFAB0FE2FBB2C726E" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. guanaense</emphasis>
Ortiz, García-Debrás &amp; Lalana, 2002 (NW 
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); 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFC99FDF3B9D0726E" box="[852,1011,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. intermedia</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="71364B65D429FFFEFC36FE0DBE86726E" author="Sheridan" box="[1019,1189,511,536]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" refString="Sheridan, P. F. (1980) Three new species of Melita (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with notes on the amphipod fauna of the Apalachicola estuary of northwest Florida. Northeast Gulf Sciences, 3 (2), 60 - 73." type="journal article" year="1980">Sheridan, 1980</bibRefCitation>
(Gulf of 
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); 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFAB0FDF3BFBF726E" box="[1405,1436,513,536]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="D2A74D17D429FFFEFF5AFDD6B868724A" authority="Vonk, 1989 (Caribbean Sea)" authorityName="Vonk, 1989 (Caribbean Sea" box="[151,587,548,573]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Melita" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leiotelson">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFF5AFDD6BB27724B" box="[151,260,548,573]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">leiotelson</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="71364B65D429FFFEFEC6FDD6BBAF724A" author="Vonk" box="[267,396,548,573]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" refString="Vonk, R. (1989) Nuuanu curvata n. sp. and Melita leiotelson n. sp. (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from beach interstitial on Curacao. The Netherlands Amsterdam Expedition to the West Indian Islands Report, 59, 113 - 126." type="journal article" year="1989">Vonk, 1989</bibRefCitation>
(Caribbean Sea)
</taxonomicName>
; 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFD9AFDD7B8DF724B" box="[599,764,548,573]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. longisetosa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="71364B65D429FFFEFCCEFDD6B98E724A" author="Sheridan" box="[771,941,548,573]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" refString="Sheridan, P. F. (1980) Three new species of Melita (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with notes on the amphipod fauna of the Apalachicola estuary of northwest Florida. Northeast Gulf Sciences, 3 (2), 60 - 73." type="journal article" year="1980">Sheridan, 1980</bibRefCitation>
(Gulf of 
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, Caribbean Sea); 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFAF8FDD7BFBF724B" box="[1333,1436,548,573]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. nitida</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="71364B65D429FFFEFF5AFDB5BB007216" author="Smith" box="[151,291,583,608]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" refString="Smith, S. I. (1873) Crustacea ex. Isopoda. In: Verrill, A. E. (Ed.), Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound, U. S. Commisssion of Fish and Fisheries, Pt. 1. Report on the Condition of the Sea Fisheries of the South Coast of New England in 1871 and 1872, pp. 295 - 778." type="journal article" year="1873">Smith, 1873</bibRefCitation>
(Gulf of 
<collectingCountry id="6DB07604D429FFFEFE59FDB5BBCF7216" box="[404,492,583,608]" name="Mexico" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Mexico</collectingCountry>
, Caribbean Sea); 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFD77FDBBB91F7216" box="[698,828,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. persona</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="71364B65D429FFFEFC8BFDBAB9D57216" author="Karaman" box="[838,1014,584,608]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" refString="Karaman, G. (1987) A new species of genus Melita Leach (Family Melitidae) from Bermuda and Fiji Islands. Contribution to the knowledge of the Amphipoda 173, Bulletin Museum d´Histoire Naturelle Belgrade, ser. 8 (42), 19 - 35." type="journal article" year="1987">Karaman, 1987</bibRefCitation>
(
<collectingCountry id="6DB07604D429FFFEFBCAFDB5BEA27216" box="[1031,1153,583,608]" name="Venezuela" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Venezuela</collectingCountry>
); 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFB5AFDBBBF1A7216" box="[1175,1337,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. planaterga</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="71364B65D429FFFEFA8EFDB5BAEC72F2" author="Kunkel" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" refString="Kunkel, B. W. (1910) The Amphipoda of Bermuda. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 16, 1 - 126." type="journal article" year="1910">Kunkel, 1910</bibRefCitation>
(
<collectingCountry id="6DB07604D429FFFEFF13FD9EBB7772F3" box="[222,340,620,645]" name="Bermuda" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Bermudas</collectingCountry>
, Gulf of 
<collectingCountry id="6DB07604D429FFFEFE76FD9EB83072F3" box="[443,531,620,645]" name="Mexico" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Mexico</collectingCountry>
, 
<collectingCountry id="6DB07604D429FFFEFDD2FD9EB8B772F3" box="[543,660,620,645]" name="Venezuela" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Venezuela</collectingCountry>
) and 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFD1EFD9FB91872F3" box="[723,827,620,645]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">M. stocki</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="71364B65D429FFFEFC8EFD9FB9D372F2" author="Karaman" box="[835,1008,620,644]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" refString="Karaman, G. (1987) A new species of genus Melita Leach (Family Melitidae) from Bermuda and Fiji Islands. Contribution to the knowledge of the Amphipoda 173, Bulletin Museum d´Histoire Naturelle Belgrade, ser. 8 (42), 19 - 35." type="journal article" year="1987">Karaman, 1987</bibRefCitation>
(
<collectingCountry id="6DB07604D429FFFEFBCDFD9EBE5572F3" box="[1024,1142,620,645]" name="Bermuda" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">Bermudas</collectingCountry>
, Caribbean Sea), (
<bibRefCitation id="71364B65D429FFFEFA88FD9EBAD672DE" author="Ortiz" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" refString="Ortiz, M., Martin, A. &amp; Diaz, Y. (2007) Lista y referencias de los crustaceos anfipodos (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) del Atlantico Occidental Tropical. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 55 (2), 479 - 498. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.15517 / rbt. v 55 i 2.6026" type="journal article" year="2007">
Ortiz 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFA45FD9FBA8E72DE" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">et al</emphasis>
. 2007
</bibRefCitation>
; Le Croy 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFEAEFD63BBB772DE" box="[355,404,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">et al</emphasis>
. 2009; 
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Martin 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFDF6FD63B84972DE" box="[571,618,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">et al</emphasis>
. 2013
</bibRefCitation>
; Paz– 
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) and 
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFBE2FD62BECE72DE" bold="true" box="[1071,1261,655,680]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">
<emphasis id="27D3EA86D429FFFEFBE2FD62BE8472DE" bold="true" box="[1071,1191,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="83">
M. 
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</emphasis>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="3CE057FDD429FFFEFB63FD7DBECE72DE" box="[1198,1261,655,680]" pageId="10" pageNumber="83" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(NE Caribbean Sea or Mexican Caribbean).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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