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Three undescribed species of Melita have been collected in the Apalachicola estuary of northwest Florida. These new species, Melita elongata. M. longfsetosa, and M. intennedia, are simllar to and co-occur with M. nitida Smith, 1873, along the U.S. Gulf Coast. The new species of the nitida complex are yet unknown on the Atlantic coast north of Florida, altho~ M. nitida occurs north to the Gulf of St. Lawrence,. A key to the males of the species in the M. nitida complex Is given. Nineteen other amphipod species have been collected in the Apalachicola estuary, six of which are at present undescribed. The life history, abundance patterns and ecological attributes are given for each species to the Umit of avallable information. The amphipod fauna of the Gulf of them into groups based upon pleonal Mexico is not well known. Excepting tooth formulae (Group A the "nitida limited investigations (reviewed by complex", bearing no dorsal pleonal McKinney, 1977), examinations of U.S. teeth; Group B, dorsal pleonal teeth only Gulf Coast amphipod communities are on urosome; Group C, dorsal pleonal restricted to those of Pearse (1913), teeth on both metasome and urosome). Shoemaker ( 1933), Farrell ( 1970). Barnard further subdivided the "nitida Thomas (1976), and McKinney (1977). complex" based upon the presence or The latter three authors recorded numabsence of dorsal spines on urosome erous undescribed amphipod species, segment 2. Those species lacking dorsal indicating the state of knowledge of this spines now include M. lagunae Oliviera, region. 1953 and M. mangrovi Oliviera, 1953 Investigations of community struc(both from Argentina), M. parvimana ture and function in the Apalachicola Holmes, 1905 (New England). M. pelBay esturuy of northwest Florida includluctc{a. q.o. Sars, 1895 (Europe), and M. ed studies of benthic and litter-associplanaterga Kunkel, 1910 (Bermuda). ated organisms (Livingston et al., 1977). Those species with two groups of dorsal These studies revealed nine species of spines on urosome 2 now include M. amphipods new to science as well as coroninii Heller, 1866 (Europe), M. korelimited ecological and life history inforana Stephensen, 1944 and M. laevidormation on the amphipod fauna of the sum Stephensen, 1944 (Korea), M. estuary, at present totalling 22 species. pahuwaii Bernard, 1970 (Hawaii), M. Three of the undescribed species, closely zeylanica Stebbing, 1904 (Ceylon/Sri related to Melita nitida Smith, 1873, are Lanka), and M. nitida (Gulf of St. Lawfigured herein. Figures and a descriprenee to Yucatan). Bousfield ( 1977) diagtion of M. nitida, collected in noses the characteristics of the superApalachicola Bay, are included for family Melitoidea and the family comparative purposes. Barnard ( 1962) Melitidae. Descriptions of the three new discussed the 38 members of the genus species of Melita and their relationships Melita known at that time, separating to the "nitida complex" follow. Type

Three New Species of Melita (Crustacea: Amphipoda), with Notes on the Amphipod Fauna of the Apalachicola Estuary of Northwest Florida