taxonID	type	description	language	source
038BC15037148A52FF10FF71AFF34539.taxon	description	(Figs 2, 4 – 11)	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037148A52FF10FF71AFF34539.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ³, 7.0 mm (NMK / INV / AMP / 0001), English Point Beach, Mkomani, Mombasa County, Kenya, S 04.05763 °, E 039.68376 °, 4 m a. s. l., 29 th July 2018, J. Sese and G. Kioko. Paratype ♀ (NMK / INV / AMP / 0002), same data as holotype. Other materials. Two males, four females, and one juvenile (NMK / INV / AMP / 0003), both with the same data as holotype. Two male specimens were used for molecular analysis, and the sequences were submitted to GenBank (MW 363126 and MW 363127). Ecological type. Beach hoppers supralittoral type, often burrowing in sand and leaf litter on the beach during low tide when temperatures are high. No Mangroves or other significant coastal vegetation was recorded at the collection site.	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037148A52FF10FF71AFF34539.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name refers to the type locality and is a noun in apposition.	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037148A52FF10FF71AFF34539.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. F. mkomani Bichang’a & Hou, sp. nov., a relatively small-sized species, can be easily distinguished by male gnathopod I posterior margins of merus, carpus, and propodus with a prominent tumescent hump; five dentate lacinia mobilis of the left mandible in male and only four in female; pereopod IV dactylus thickened proximally and have a small protrusion towards the mid of its posterior margin; pereopod VII sexually dimorphic; uropod I outer ramus marginally bare; epimera II and III with vertical slits just above the ventral margin.	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037148A52FF10FF71AFF34539.taxon	description	Description of male. Based on the holotype (NMK / INV / AMP / 0001), 7.0 mm (Fig. 2). Antenna I (Fig. 4 A), shorter than antenna II, not exceeding two-fifths of antenna II peduncle article V; flagellum with four articles. Antenna II (Fig. 4 B), 0.4 times as long as body length; peduncle article V 1.5 times as long as peduncle article IV; flagellum 2.8 times as long as peduncle article V, with 15 articles, final article (Fig. 4 C), cone-shaped and minute with an apical cluster of overlapping setae. Lower lip (Fig. 4 D), bilobed, apical and inner margins of the outer plate covered with fine setae. Left mandible (Fig. 4 E), with seven dentate incisor, five cuspidate lacinia mobilis, and five pappose setae; right mandible (Fig. 4 F), with five dentate incisor; bicuspidate lacinia mobilis with inner plate with 12 – 15 dentitions and an outer plate with four dentitions; molar well developed and with one pappose seta. Maxilla I (Fig. 4 G), with a slender inner plate with two terminal setae; outer plate distal margin with nine robust setae with dentition formulae 4 ̅ 4 ̅ 4 ̅ 4 ̅ 4 ̅ 3 ̅ 4 ̅ 2 ̅ 2; one small articulate palp present. Maxilla II, inner plate (Fig. 4 I), distal margin edge with smooth-edged blunt setae, ventral side with rugged edged setae, and a large subapical pappose seta; outer plate (Fig. 4 H), with 9 ̅ 11 smooth-edged, short and blunt setae, and six slightly rugged edged relatively longer setae. Maxilliped (Fig. 4 J), inner plate distal margin with three unequal sized stout teeth and pappose setae; outer plate with apical setae; palp article II distomedial lobe well developed, palp article III slightly longer than wide, palp article IV button-shaped and reduced. Gnathopod I (Fig. 5 A – B), subchelate and sexually dimorphic; coxa I smaller than coxa II, ventral margin with four spines; merus, carpus, and propodus posterior margins with a well-developed tumescent hump; basis 1.2 times as long as the carpus; merus posterolateral side, at the base of the lobe, with one robust bifid seta; carpus 1.9 times as long as broad, posterodistal lobe well developed, with three robust bifid setae; propodus subtriangular, 0.8 times as long as carpus, with four robust setae at the base of the well-developed posterodistal lobe, posterior margin with four evenly spaced robust setae and three grouped set of long stiff setae; dactlylus cuspidactylate. Gnathopod II (Fig. 5 C – E), subchelate and sexually dimorphic; basis with a reduced proximal end, anterior margin smooth, and the posterior margin with five short robust setae; ischium (Fig. 5 D), with a rounded lobe on mid anterior margin; propodus oval in shape and 1.6 times as long as wide; palm acute reaching about 41 % along the posterior margin, posterior margin with 18 long and short bifid setae; dactylus curved, slender distally, with smooth posterior margin, and anterior margin with six small stout setae. Pereopods III – VII (Fig. 6 A – E), cuspidactylate. Pereopod III (Fig. 6 A), coxa, wider than deep and with a posterior process; basis anteriorly reduced, with robust setae and spines on both margins; carpus 0.9 times as long as propodus. Pereopod IV (Fig. 6 B), smaller than pereopod III; coxa wider than deep, with a smaller posterior process than pereopod III; propodus, slightly longer than carpus; dactylus (Fig. 6 G), proximally enlarged along the anterior margin, and shorter than dactyla of pereopods III and V – VII. Pereopod V (Fig. 6 C), coxa bilobed; basis oval, with robust setae and spines on both margins; merus distally enlarged; merus and carpus subequal in length but distinctively shorter than propodus; propodus slender and long. Pereopod VI (Fig. 6 D), coxa posterior lobe posteroventral corner rounded; propodus slender and long with a slightly reduced distal end. Pereopod VII (Fig. 6 E), basis subcircular, posterior margin serrated, anterior margin with more than nine short, stout setae; merus and carpus distally expanded; carpus subquadrate; propodus, slender and longest of all the pereopods; merus, carpus, and propodus lengths in the ratio 7: 8: 12 respectively. Pleopods I – III (Fig. 7 A – C), all similar in appearance, biramous and well-developed; rami subequal, with plumose setae. Pleopods I – II peduncle margins without marginal setae. Pleopod III peduncle with three marginal setae. Uropod I (Fig. 7 D), peduncle with four spines on outer margin and five spines on inner margin; inner ramus subequal in length to outer ramus, with four spines on outer margin, and two short and one long bifid spine apically; outer ramus without marginal spines, with four apical spines. Uropod II (Fig. 7 E), peduncle with three spines on outer margin and two spines on inner margin; inner ramus with two spines on inner margin and five apical spines; outer ramus with one marginal spine and three apical spines. Uropod III (Fig. 7 F – G), peduncle with four spines on the distal margin of lateral side; ramus 0.5 times as long as the peduncle, with two marginal bifid spines and four to five apical bifid spines. Epimera II – III (Fig. 7 I – J), with vertical slits just above the ventral margins. Epimeron II (Fig. 7 I), with 20 – 22 slits. Epimeron III (Fig. 7 J), with 24 – 29 slits, posteroventral corner with a small subacute stout spine. Telson (Fig. 7 K), apically incised and bilobed; dorsal midline at least halfway, with two bifid marginal spines and three bifid terminal spines per lobe. Description of female. Based on the paratype, 8.0 mm (NMK / INV / AMP / 0002). Antenna I (Fig. 8 A), similar to that of male. Antenna II (Fig. 8 B), 0.3 times as long as body length; five articled peduncle; flagellum with 15 articles, 2.4 times as long as peduncle article V, final article (Fig. 8 C), cone-shaped, minute, and with an apical cluster of overlapping setae. Left mandible (Fig. 8 D), with five dentate incisor, four cuspidate lacinia mobilis, more than five pappose setae, and a well-developed molar. Maxilla I (Fig. 8 E), outer plate distal margin with nine robust spines, with dentition formulae 3 ̅ 4 ̅ 4 ̅ 4 ̅ 3 ̅ 3 ̅ 4 ̅ 2 ̅ 4; one small articulate palp present. Maxilla II (Fig. 8 F), outer plate with 11 smoothedged, short and blunt setae and five relatively longer rugged edged setae; inner plate distal margin with more than 14 smooth-edged, short and blunt setae on the edge, five rugged edged setae on the ventral side, and one large subapical pappose seta. Maxilliped (Fig. 8 J), similar to that of males. Gnathopod I (Fig. 9 A – B), basis sub-rectangular; merus, carpus, and propodus posterior margin without a tumescent hump; merus posterior margin with seven robust setae; propodus 0.7 times as long as carpus, palm slightly acute, anterior margin with two groups of three to four robust setae while the posterior margin with eight robust bifid setae; dactylus, cuspidactylate. Gnathopod II (Fig. 9 C – D), basis anteroproximally extended; merus, carpus, and propodus posterior margins modified in a tumescent hump; carpus, well developed, with one short, robust seta at the base of the tumescent hump; propodus longer than wide; dactylus cuspidate and subequal in length to the palm. Brood plates longer than wide, with 13, 16, and 10 simple-tipped setae on distal half margins of gnathopod II, pereopods III and IV respectively. Pereopods III ̅ VI (Fig. 10 A – D), similar to those of males. Pereopod VII (Fig. 10 E), basis subcircular and highly incrassate. Pleopods I – III (Fig. 11 A – C), similar to those of males. Uropod I (Fig. 11 D), peduncle with five spines on inner and outer margins, respectively; inner ramus with three marginal and four apical spines; outer ramus marginally bare, with four apical setae. Uropod II (Fig. 11 E), peduncle with four spines on inner and outer margins, respectively; inner ramus with two marginal and five apical spines; outer ramus with two marginal and three apical spines. Uropod III (Fig. 11 F), peduncle longer than wide, with five spines on the lateral side’s distal margin; ramus with two bifid marginal spines and four bifid apical spines. Epimeron II (Fig. 11 H), with 20 – 22 slits; epimeron III (Fig. 11 I), with 34 – 36 slits just above the ventral margin. Telson (Fig. 11 J), similar to males, with five to six spines per lobe. The main differences between male and female are: seven dentate incisor and five cuspidate lacinia mobilis of the left mandible in male vs five dentate incisor and four cuspidate lacinia mobilis in female; sexually dimorphic gnathopods I and II; brood plates in female; incrassate pereopod VII basis only in females; 24 – 29 slits on epimeron III in male vs 34 in female.	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037148A52FF10FF71AFF34539.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Only known from the type locality.	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037148A52FF10FF71AFF34539.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Following the key by Lowry & Springthorpe (2015), F. mkomani Bichang’a & Hou, sp. nov. appears to be closely related to F. anpingensis, F. anomala, and F. yehyuensis in having: antenna I short, not exceeding half of antenna II peduncle article V; male gnathopod I posterior margins of merus, carpus, and propodus with prominent tumescent humps; gnathopod II palm reaching between 38 % and 45 % along the posterior margin; pereopod IV dactylus thickened proximally; uropod I outer ramus marginally bare; epimera II – III with slits above ventral margins; and telson with five robust spines per lobe. The new species can be distinguished from them by left mandible lacinia mobilis five cuspidate (vs four in F. anomala and F. yehyuensis); male gnathopod I dactylus grasping margin bare (vs one to three spines in the three species); pereopod VII sexually dimorphic, incrassate basis in female (vs similar in male and female); 22 slits on epimera II and 29 on epimeron III (vs 27 – 33 on epimeron II and 19 – 20 on epimeron III of the three species). Besides the outlined distinguishing characteristics, F. mkomani Bichang’a & Hou, sp. nov. female can also be distinguished from F. yehyuensis female by gnathopod II grasping margin without spines (vs three spines), uropod III peduncle with five robust marginal spines (vs two); supralittoral habitat marine environment, only exposed during low tides (vs terrestrial habitat, living among grassroots in a sugar cane near the seashore). Due to the close morphological relationship between F. mkomani Bichang’a & Hou, sp. nov. and the three Floresorchestia species, their COI sequences were used for molecular analysis. The uncorrected p-distances between F. mkomani Bichang’a & Hou, sp. nov., the three Floresorchestia species and Gazia gazi are more than 21 % (Table 1), larger than the accepted threshold (16 %) for crustacean species delimitation (Hou & Li, 2010; Lefébure et al. 2006). Molecular and morphological data presented support the idea that F. mkomani Bichang’a & Hou, sp. nov., is a species new to science.	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037048A59FF10FDA1AC204104.taxon	description	(Figs 3, 16 – 19)	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037048A59FF10FDA1AC204104.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Male 7.5 mm (NMK / INV / AMP / 0004) and female 8.5 mm (NMK / INV / AMP / 0005), English Point Beach, Mkomani, Mombasa County, Kenya, S 04.05763 °, E 039.68376 °, 4 m a. s. l., 29 th July 2018, J. Sese and G. Kioko; one male and three females (NMK / INV / AMP / 0006) same data as male 7.5 mm (NMK / INV / AMP / 0004). One male specimen was used for molecular analysis and the sequence was submitted to GenBank (MW 363128). Ecological type. Beach hoppers supralittoral type, often burrowing in sand and leaf litter on the beach during low tide when temperatures are high. No Mangroves or other significant coastal vegetation was recorded at the collection site.	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037048A59FF10FDA1AC204104.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Gazia gazi female can easily be identified by short antenna I reaching the base of article V of antenna II; antenna II shorter than half the body length; left mandible with five dentate incisor and four dentate lacinia mobilis; maxilliped palp article IV masked by palp article III; posterior margins of merus, carpus, and propodus of gnathopod II with tumescent hump; gnathopod II to pereopod V with oostegites, longer than wide, and with 6 – 11 fine smooth tipped setules; epimera II – III with vertical slits just above the ventral margin, 40 and 44 respectively; uropod I outer ramus without marginal spines; telson with seven robust spines per lobe.	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037048A59FF10FDA1AC204104.taxon	description	Description based on female (NMK / INV / AMP / 0005), 8.5 mm (Fig. 3). Antenna I (Fig. 16 A), short, reaching the base of peduncular article V of antenna II; peduncle with five articles; flagellum with three articles. Antenna II (Fig. 16 B), 0.2 times as long as body length; peduncular article III wider and shorter than articles IV and V; article V longest, 1.5 times as long as article IV; peduncular and flagella articles with many small, robust setae; flagellum with 19 articles and 2.2 times as long as peduncular article V, last article (Fig. 16 C) cone-shaped and bare. Upper lip (Fig. 16 D), ventral margin of the apex rounded and setulose; mandibular processes present and well developed. Lower lip (Fig. 16 E), bilobed, apical and inner margins of the outer plate and central trough lined with fine setules. Left mandible (Fig. 16 F), incisor five-dentate, lacinia mobilis four-dentate, with pappose setae; molar well developed, with an accessory pappose seta. Maxilla I (Fig. 16 G), inner plate slender with two apical robust pappose setae; outer plate distal margin with nine robust setae of dentition formulae 5 ̅ 4 ̅ 5 ̅ 4 ̅ 2 ̅ 4 ̅ 3 ̅ 2 ̅ 3; one small articulate palp present. Maxilla II (Fig. 16 H), inner plate distal margin with more than 11 smooth-edged blunt setae, four rugged edged setae on the ventral side, and one large subapical pappose seta; outer plate with more than 15 smooth-edged short setae and at least four rugged edged setae. Maxilliped (Fig. 16 I), inner plate well developed, distal margin with three unequal sized stout teeth and pappose setae; outer plate exceeding palp article I, apical margin with robust setae; palp article II about 1.9 times as wide as long, with a well-developed distomedial lobe; palp article III longer than wide, with robust distal setae in two rows; article IV masked by palp article III distal setae. Gnathopod I (Fig. 17 A – B), sexually dimorphic; coxa smaller than that of gnathopod II, ventral margin with seven small sharp spines; basis slightly enlarged towards the posterodistal end, anterior margin somewhat straight with seven setae, posterior margin slightly curved with one seta and two setae towards the base of the ischium; ischium posterior margin with six robust setae; posterior margins of the carpus, merus, and propodus without tumescent hump-like in their males instead, the margins well developed consisting of not less than seven bifid setae on the three articles; carpus about 1.7 times as long as propodus and with six robust bifid setae on the anterior margin; propodus reduced posterodistally, palm reduced, dactlylus cuspidactylate and attenuated distally. Gnathopod II (Fig. 17 C – D), sexually dimorphic; coxa ventral margin with 12 small sharp spines; basis proximally reduced and slightly expanded, anterior margin with 15 short sharp setae, posterior somewhat straight and bare; ischium longer than short with three robust setae on the posteroventral end; merus, carpus, and propodus posterior margins with well-modified tumescent humps; merus posterior margin with 11 robust bifid setae from the mid of the posterior margin to the base of the tumescent hump; carpus about 1.6 times as long as merus, anterior margin with three robust setae, posterior margin with one robust seta at the base of the tumescent hump; propodus longer than wide, with 15 robust bifid setae at the base of the tumescent hump, palm reduced, with a smooth anterior margin, anteroventral end (at the base of dactylus) with at least six robust setae, posterior margin with a bundle of three robust setae, dactylus subequal in length to palm. Pereopods III ̅ VII (Fig. 18 A – E), cuspidactylate and similar in appearance to the male. Pereopod III (Fig. 18 A), considerably longer than pereopod IV; coxa wider than deep, with ten short, stout spines on the ventral margin; basis with five and six robust setae on the anterior and posterior margins respectively, slightly enlarged distally; ischium, 2.7, 1.5, and 1.1 times as long as merus, carpus, and propodus respectively; anterior margins of merus, carpus, and propodus, lined with stout bifid setae. Pereopod IV (Fig. 18 B), similar to pereopod III, dactylus shorter but wider anteriorly than that of pereopod III. Pereopod V (Fig. 18 C), coxa bilobed, with five short spines on the ventral margin of the smaller lobe; basis, ovoid with small sharp setae distinct on dorsal and ventral margins, posterodistal lobe present, merus enlarged distally; propodus slender and long, 1.3 times as long as carpus and merus; dactylus slender and attenuated distally. Pereopod VI (Fig. 18 D), coxa bilobed, posterior lobe posteroventral corner rounded, with seven short spines; basis ovoid, about 1.4 times longer than wide; merus, carpus, and propodus lengths in the ratio 4: 5: 7; dactylus nearly 1.2 times as long as that of pereopod V. Pereopod VII (Fig. 18 E), 1.6 times as long as pereopod III; coxa ovoid, ventral margin with four short setae; basis subcircular, posterior margin distinctly serrated, anterior margin with short spines, posterodistal lobe deep; merus, carpus, and propodus lengths in the ratio 5: 6: 7; dactylus (Fig. 18 J), slender and longest of all pereopods. Oostegites, present on gnathopod II to pereopod V, longer than wide, and with 6 – 11 fine smooth-edged setules only from the midpoint to the distal end; shortest but widest in pereopod V. Coxal gills present on gnathopod II and pereopods III – VII, longest in pereopod VI. Pleopods I – III (Fig. 19 A – C), all well developed, biramous, subequal in length, and rami with numerous plumose setae; coupling hooks present at the distal end of the peduncle. Pleopod I (Fig. 19 A), peduncle with one robust marginal seta; inner ramus with eight articles; outer ramus with nine articles. Pleopod II (Fig. 19 B), peduncle with four robust marginal setae; both rami with eight articles. Pleopod III (Fig. 19 C), peduncle with three robust marginal setae; inner and outer rami with eight and nine articles respectively. Uropods I – II (Fig. 19 D – E), biramous; peduncles, about 1.3 times as long as both rami, with 13 and 12 robust marginal spines. Uropod I, inner ramus with five robust marginal spines and three apical spines; outer ramus without marginal spines but three robust apical spines. Uropod II inner ramus with two marginal spines and four apical spines; outer ramus with one marginal and four apical spines. Uropod III, (Fig. 19 F) uniramous and the smallest of the three; peduncle with three robust marginal spines; ramus with two marginal spines and three-terminal spines. Epimera II – III (Fig. 19 H – I), with 41 and 44 vertical slits just above the ventral margin, respectively. Telson (Fig. 19 J), apically incised, bilobed, dorsal midline entire, with five bifid stout marginal setae and two stout bifid terminal setae per lobe.	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037048A59FF10FDA1AC204104.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Kenyan coast, Gazi Beach (type locality) and English Point Beach, Mkomani (current study).	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
038BC15037048A59FF10FDA1AC204104.taxon	discussion	Remarks. A close comparison with Gazia gazi Lowry & Springthorpe, 2019 recorded from Gazi Beach, Kenya, revealed that the specimens from Mkomani, Kenya, belonged to Gazia by having: similar ecological type (beachhoppers); antenna I shorter than antenna II; four cuspidate left mandible lacinia mobilis; subchelate gnathopod I, with a well-developed tumescent hump only on the carpus and propodus posterior margins; bi-cuspidate pereopods III – VII; epimera II – III with slits just above the ventral margin; telson with spines in the range three to nine spines per lobe. The specimens resemble Gazia gazi Lowry & Springthorpe, 2019 in the male gnathopod II palm reaching 55 % of the length of the propodus; four dentate lacinia mobilis on the left mandible (Fig. 12 J); maxilliped palp article IV being veiled by palp article III distal setae (Fig. 12 I); and similarity with pereopods III – VII (Fig. 14). Due to these resemblances, the specimens are presented as Gazia gazi (Figs 3 and 12 – 19). Gazia gazi is distinguishable from the South African G. ancheidos (Barnard, 1916), G. samroiyodensis (Azman, Wongkamhaeng & Dumrongro- jwattana, 2014) from Thailand, G. guadalupensis (Ciavatti, 1989) from the Caribbean Sea, and Madagascan G. itampolo (Lowry & Springthorpe, 2015) by having a distinctively ridged palm posterior margin in male gnathopod II (Fig. 13 D). Here we provide its female description, whose information was unknown from the original description (Lowry & Springthorpe 2019). On the same note, a link to the molecular sequences used in the study is provided (Table 1) and can be useful in other molecular studies. Just as highlighted broadly, the incorporation of morphological and molecular data in species delimitation allows a high level of confidence, crucial for both biodiversity and ecological research (Beermann et al. 2018; Dayrat 2005; Orr et al. 2020; Padial et al. 2010). Therefore, to ensure an improved species discovery and description, taxonomy needs to be consolidative to keep up with the constantly rising demand for accurate biodiversity data. Besides the Talitridae family, four more families have been registered from Kenya. They include Amphilochidae, with one species, Afrogitanopsis paguri (Myers, 1974); Aoridae, with two species, Globosolembos excavatus (Myers, 1975) and Grandidierella propodentata Moore, 1986; Oedicerotidae, with one species, Oediceroides wolffi Barnard, 1961; and Maeridae with one species, Quadrivisio bengalensis Stebbing, 1907 (Horton et al. 2019). Floresorchestia mkomani Bichang’a & Hou, sp. nov. is the first Floresorchestia species recorded from Kenya. So far, amphipods published from Kenya and East Africa are marine species collected from the coastal region; neither terrestrial nor freshwater species have been published. To ensure a clear exemplification of the amphipod diversity in Kenya, East Africa and the African continent, more research is recommended. resorchestia species and Gazia gazi.	en	Bichang’A, Joshua Sese, Kioko, Esther N., Liu, Hongguang, Li, Shuqiang, Hou, Zhonge (2021): Two species of Talitridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Kenya. Zootaxa 4927 (3): 331-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.2
