Maeropsis paphavasitae and Rotomelita longipropoda, two new species... 15 Maeropsis paphavasitae and Rotomelita longipropoda, two new species (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Lower Gulf of Thailand

zookeys.307.5273 Two new species of maerid and melitid Amphipoda, Maeropsis paphavasitae and Rotomelita longipropoda, respectively, collected from a seagrassbed of the Lower Gulf of Thailand, are described. Maeropsis paphava-sitae is characterized by it seven teeth on the palm of gnathopod 2 and R. longipropoda can be recognized by its long gnathopod 1 propodus. Their characters are described and illustrated. All specimens are de-posited at Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand and the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin