title: Two new species ofFloresorchestia(Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae) in Thailand.
abstract: The beach-hopper and land-hopper genusFloresorchestiaBousfield, 1984 is most widespread in terrestrial and marine littoral habitats and has been recorded from the South African coasts through to tropical Indo-Pacific and Caribbean Sea. In Thailand, there is onlyFloresorchestia samroiyodensisAzman, Wongkamhaeng & Dumrongrojwattana, 2014 reported from the swamp of Prachuab Kiri Khan, southern Thailand. In this work, two new species ofFloresorchestiafrom Phutsa Reservoir in Nakhon Ratchasima and the man-made swamp in Burapha University are described. The new species are characterised by the mandible left lacinia mobilis 4-dentate; the posterior margin of merus, carpus and propodus covered in palmate setae; the uropod 3 peduncle with two robust setae and the telson longer than broad. The characters of the specimens are described and illustrated in this paper. All specimens are deposited in the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
authors.affiliation: Marine and Coastal Resources Institute, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
authors.forename: Koraon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wongkamhaeng
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Thailand.
authors.forename: Pongrat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dumrongrojwattana
authors.affiliation: Marine and Coastal Resources Institute, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
authors.forename: Manasawan Saengsakda
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pattaratumrong
keywords: Amphipoda; Crustacean; Floresorchestia; Talitridae; Thailand; new species