<em>Myanmarorchestia victoria</em> sp. nov. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae), a new species of landhopper from the high altitude forests in Myanmar

Ya-Mi Zheng; Zhong-E Hou

doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.067

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Ya-Mi Zheng, Zhong-E Hou. Myanmarorchestia victoria sp. nov. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae), a new species of landhopper from the high altitude forests in Myanmar. Zoological Research, 2017, 38(5): 281-290. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.067

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Ya-Mi Zheng, Zhong-E Hou. Myanmarorchestia victoria sp. nov. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae), a new species of landhopper from the high altitude forests in Myanmar. Zoological Research, 2017, 38(5): 281-290. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.067

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Myanmarorchestia victoria sp. nov. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae), a new species of landhopper from the high altitude forests in Myanmar

doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.067

Ya-Mi Zheng^1,2,
Zhong-E Hou^{1*
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1 Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
2 Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar

Funds: This study was supported by the Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Y4ZK111B01), the National Natural Sciences Foun-dation of China (NSFC-31422048/31372156), and a grant for Science and Technol-ogy Basic Research (2014FY210700)

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Corresponding author: Zhong-E Hou, houze@ioz.ac.cn
Received Date: 2017-07-05
Rev Recd Date: 2017-08-22
Publish Date: 2017-09-18

Abstract

Abstract

Myanmarorchestia victoria sp. nov . is described from high altitude habitats in Myanmar. The new species differs morphologically from its congeners by palp of maxilliped narrow; sexually dimorphic gnathopod Ⅱ, propodus of male chelate and propodus of female mitten-shaped; and dimorphic uropod Ⅱ, outer ramus of male with small teeth distally, outer ramus of female with three distal spines. Analysis of DNA barcode sequences and niche distinctiveness support recognition of the new species.
- Taxonomy,
- Mt. Victoria,
- COI gene,
- Leaf litter,
- Morphology,
- New species

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