taxonID	type	description	language	source
5D63B237AC36FF899FA99BF8FCB63C4A.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 2)	en	Yerman, Michelle N. (2009): Melitidae, the Eriopisella group *. Zootaxa 2260 (1): 713-717, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2260.1.36, URL: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2260.1.36
5D63B237AC36FF899FA99BF8FCB63C4A.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype, sex unknown, 2 mm, AM P 77559, Cobia Hole, Lizard Island (14 ° 39.154 ’ S 145 ° 26.851 ’ E), coarse sediment with shell and coral, patches of reef and sand, cores, 17 m, M. Yerman, 25 February 2005 (QLD 1663). Paratype: 1 female, 1.82 mm, AM P 78550, from reef crest off Coconut Beach, Lizard Island (14 ° 41.037 ’ S 145 ° 28.282 ’ E), coarse sand, sand patches between reef, core, 2.6 m, M. Yerman, 23 February 2005 (QLD 1620). Type locality. Cobia Hole, Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia.	en	Yerman, Michelle N. (2009): Melitidae, the Eriopisella group *. Zootaxa 2260 (1): 713-717, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2260.1.36, URL: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2260.1.36
5D63B237AC36FF899FA99BF8FCB63C4A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From the Latin word lacerta, which translates to lizard. The species is named after the type locality Lizard Island.	en	Yerman, Michelle N. (2009): Melitidae, the Eriopisella group *. Zootaxa 2260 (1): 713-717, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2260.1.36, URL: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2260.1.36
5D63B237AC36FF899FA99BF8FCB63C4A.taxon	description	Description. Based on holotype, sex unknown, 2 mm, AM P 77559. Head. Head eyes absent. Anteroventral corner rounded; lateral cephalic lobe absent. Antenna 1 peduncular article 1 longer than article 2, without robust setae along posterior margin; flagella with 8 articles, accessory flagellum minute, with 1 article. Antenna 2 peduncular article 2 cone gland not reaching to end of peduncular article 3; article 4 longer than article 5. Mandible palp article 1 about as long as broad or about twice as long as broad, inner margin article 1 not produced distally; article 2 slightly longer than or subequal to article 3. Mandible molar enlarged and dominating. Maxilla 1 inner plate not visible. Maxilla 2 inner plate without marginal setal row and without an oblique setal row on the inner face. Pereon. Gnathopod 1 coxa anteroventral corner produced, rounded; anterior margin concave or produced; posteroventral corner notch absent; carpus subequal in length to propodus; propodus small, linear; palm straight, defined by posterodistal corner, without posterodistal robust setae. Gnathopod 2 coxa posteroventral corner notch absent; carpus length 1.7 x breadth; propodus without distolateral crown. Pereopod 5 dactylus unguis anterior margin without accessory spines. Pereopods 5 – 7 basis posterior margin straight and castelloserrate; dactylus unguis anterior margin without accessory spines. Pleon. Pleonites 1 – 3 without dorsal setae. Epimeron 1 posteroventral corner broadly rounded. Epimeron 2 posteroventral corner acute. Epimeron 3 posteroventral corner with small acute spine, and posteroventral margin smooth. Urosomite 1 without spines or gape. Urosomite 2 without small dorsolateral robust setae. Urosomite 3 without dorsal setae. Uropod 1 peduncle with basofacial robust seta, longer than rami. Uropod 2 slender, apically acute. Uropod 3 outer ramus long (up to 5 x breadth), about 2 x length of peduncle or much longer than peduncle, distally acute or sub-acute, 1 - articulate; inner ramus scale-like, much shorter than the outer ramus. Telson deeply cleft, with 2 short apical robust setae on each lobe, without dorsal robust setae. Habitat. Coarse shelly sand with coral rubble. Probably interstitial.	en	Yerman, Michelle N. (2009): Melitidae, the Eriopisella group *. Zootaxa 2260 (1): 713-717, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2260.1.36, URL: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2260.1.36
5D63B237AC36FF899FA99BF8FCB63C4A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Currently there are four species in the genus Netamelita: N. brocha Thomas & Barnard, 1991; N. barnardi McKinney, Kalke & Holland, 1978; N. cortada J. L. Barnard, 1962; and N. tabaci Thomas & Barnard, 1991. Along with the new species, other Netamelita species have a small linear gnathopod 1 with an acute palm, and long carpus on gnathopod 2. Netamelita lacerta differs from all other species based on a unique set of characteristics: eyes absent, 8 - articulate antenna 1 flagellum and gnathopod 1 carpus length 1.7 x breadth. It is most similar to N. brocha and N. tabaci. The new species differs from N. brocha and N. tabaci as follows: eyes absent (N. brocha and N. tabaci have poorly developed eyes with ommatidia separated); article 1 of the mandibular palp twice as long as broad (about as long as broad in N. brocha); article 2 longer than article 3 (subequal in length to article 3 in N. brocha); marginal setal row on the inner plate of maxilla 2 absent (present in N. brocha); anteroventral corner of coxa 1 rounded (acute or subacute in N. brocha); and 1 to 2 setae on the anterior margin of the dactyli of gnathopod 2 (no setae on N. brocha); posterior margin on the basis of pereopod 7 straight (convex in N. tabaci); epimeron 1 posteroventral corner broadly rounded (N. tabaci has a small acute or subacute spine); posteroventral corner of epimeron 3 with a small acute spine (strongly produced acute spine in N. tabaci); telson with short apical robust setae (long apical setae in N. brocha and N. tabaci).	en	Yerman, Michelle N. (2009): Melitidae, the Eriopisella group *. Zootaxa 2260 (1): 713-717, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2260.1.36, URL: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2260.1.36
5D63B237AC36FF899FA99BF8FCB63C4A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Australia. Queensland: Lizard Island (current study).	en	Yerman, Michelle N. (2009): Melitidae, the Eriopisella group *. Zootaxa 2260 (1): 713-717, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2260.1.36, URL: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2260.1.36
