One new species of Melita Leach, 1814 (Hadzioidea, Melitidae) from Gujarat State, India

Dimple Thacker; Alan A. Myers; Jigneshkumar N. Trivedi

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5717.1.8

One new species of Melita Leach, 1814 (Hadzioidea, Melitidae) from Gujarat State, India

Dimple Thacker
, Alan A. Myers
, Jigneshkumar N. Trivedi

School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Abstract

In the present study, a new species, Melita ajmali sp. nov. is described on the basis of specimens collected from Gujarat State, India. This new species is differentiated from the closely related species M. persia Momtazi, Sari & Maghsoudlou, 2014, by its comparatively longer accessory flagellum, the inner ramus of uropod 3 with 3 apical setae and epimeron 3 with smooth posterior margin.

Original language	English (Ireland)
Pages (from-to)	127-137
Number of pages	11
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	5717
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.1.8
Publication status	Published - Apr 2025

Keywords

Gopnath
Gujarat
New species
Uncha Kotda
Zanzmer

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One new species of Melita Leach, 1814 (Hadzioidea, Melitidae) from Gujarat State, India

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