Megamoerinae Springthorpe, 2026, subfam. nov.

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contents <p><b>Megamoerinae subfam. nov.</b></p><p><b>Type genus.</b> <i>Megamoera</i> Bate, 1862</p><p><b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Maxilla 1</i> inner plate broad and subtriangular with setae along the medial margin (Fig. 1B). <i>Maxilla 2</i> inner plate with an oblique or submarginal setal row (Fig. 1D, E).</p><p><b>Included genera.</b> The subfamily contains 10 genera: <i>Abludomelita</i> G.S. Karaman, 1981; <i>Armatomelita</i> Labay, 2013; <i>Dentimelita</i> Paz-Rios & Pech, 2022; <i>Desdimelita</i> Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996; <i>Exitomelita</i> Tandberg, <i>et al.</i>, 2012; <i>Liuomelita</i> Yanrong <i>et al.</i>, 2021; <i>Megamoera</i> Bate, 1862; <i>Melitoides</i> Gurjanova, 1934; <i>Quasimelita</i> Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996 and <i>Saldanha</i> Springthorpe & Lowry, 2025.</p><p><b>Remarks.</b> The majority of taxa in the Megamoerinae <b>subfam. nov.</b> are confined to the northern hemisphere, mainly in northern North America and north-western Europe. Two Megamoerine genera <i>Abludomelita</i> and <i>Suldanha</i> are known from the southern hemisphere.</p>
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spellingShingle Megamoerinae Springthorpe, 2026, subfam. nov.
Springthorpe, Roger T.
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Melitidae
<p><b>Megamoerinae subfam. nov.</b></p><p><b>Type genus.</b> <i>Megamoera</i> Bate, 1862</p><p><b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Maxilla 1</i> inner plate broad and subtriangular with setae along the medial margin (Fig. 1B). <i>Maxilla 2</i> inner plate with an oblique or submarginal setal row (Fig. 1D, E).</p><p><b>Included genera.</b> The subfamily contains 10 genera: <i>Abludomelita</i> G.S. Karaman, 1981; <i>Armatomelita</i> Labay, 2013; <i>Dentimelita</i> Paz-Rios & Pech, 2022; <i>Desdimelita</i> Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996; <i>Exitomelita</i> Tandberg, <i>et al.</i>, 2012; <i>Liuomelita</i> Yanrong <i>et al.</i>, 2021; <i>Megamoera</i> Bate, 1862; <i>Melitoides</i> Gurjanova, 1934; <i>Quasimelita</i> Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996 and <i>Saldanha</i> Springthorpe & Lowry, 2025.</p><p><b>Remarks.</b> The majority of taxa in the Megamoerinae <b>subfam. nov.</b> are confined to the northern hemisphere, mainly in northern North America and north-western Europe. Two Megamoerine genera <i>Abludomelita</i> and <i>Suldanha</i> are known from the southern hemisphere.</p>
title Megamoerinae Springthorpe, 2026, subfam. nov.
topic Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Melitidae
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19197454