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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
243
971
2160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
241
969
2158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
106
315
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
51
131
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
17
67
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
3
17
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
3
17
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
12
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
12 Genera with 22 Species
Anamaera Thomas and B..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Jerbarnia Croker, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Netamelita J. L. Barnard, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Nuuanu Barnard, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Spathiopus Thomas and B..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Tegano Barnard & Ka..., 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
22 Species
Anamaera hixoni Thomas & J. ..., 1985
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) orchestiipes A. Costa, 1853
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) sheardi Shoemaker, 1948
Ceradocus shoemakeri Fox, 1973
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Dulichiella pacifica Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Elasmopus balkomanus Thomas & J. ..., 1988
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Jerbarnia americana Watling, 1981
Maera similis Stout, 1913River-bank grape
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Netamelita barnardi McKinney, Ka..., 1978
Netamelita brocha Thomas & J. ..., 1991
Nuuanu muelleri Ortiz, 1976
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Spathiopus looensis Thomas & J. ..., 1985
Tegano seticornis Bousfield, 1970


Links, sources and further information
Melitidae at artfakta.se
Melitidae at biodiversity.org.au
Melitidae at dyntaxa.se
Melitidae at gbif.org
Melitidae at irmng.org
Melitidae at itis.gov
Melitidae at marinespecies.org