Abstract

A review of Melita group (fam. Melitidae) from the shelf of Sakhalin Island based on literature and own data is provided. Based on new material, four new species of the genus Megamoera are described: M. similidentata sp. nov. and M. striata sp. nov. from north-east shelf of Sakhalin Island; M falsomikulitschae sp. nov. and M. aequidentatum sp. nov. from Aniva Bay (southern Sakhalin). The new genus Armatomelita gen. nov. and new species A. tshayensis sp. nov. are described from Aniva Bay (southern Sakhalin). A key to the world species of the genus Megamoera is provided. Cladistic analysis of morphological relationships within the genus Megamoera is implemented.

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