title: Description of a new species of Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eriopisidae) from China, with a key to the genus Victoriopisa.
abstract: Victoriopisa multiartus sp. nov. is described from mangrove in Qi'ao Island, China. The new species differs from the other nine species of the genus Victoriopisa in the gnathopod I sexual dimorphism; propodus palm of gnathopod II with two excavations in female and one excavation in male; and terminal article of outer ramus in uropod III expanded, oval-shaped. A key to the genus Victoriopisa with ten species and a map of their distribution are provided.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Shuangyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China; Email: liucunqi@sina.com.
authors.forename: Cunqi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Email: houze@ioz.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Zhonge
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D033304:Amphipoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D012727:Sex Characteristics