On the species of the genus <i>Talorchestia</i> Dana, 1852 (Senticaudata, Talitridae) reported from India, with the description of a new species

Abstract In the present study, species of the genus Talorchestia (Dana, 1852), found in India are discussed. Previously, six species of the genus were recorded from India including Talorchestia affinis ( Maccagno, 1936); Talorchestia buensis (Bhoi, Patro &amp; Myers, 2023); Talorchestia gracilis (Dana, 1852); Talorchestia lakshadweepensis (Trivedi, Lowry &amp; Myers, 2020b); Talorchestia martensii (Weber, 1892); and Talorchestia spinipalma (Dana, 1852). The taxonomy and distribution of these six species are discussed. Additionally, a new species, Talorchestia dandi sp. nov. , is described on the basis of specimens collected from Gujarat State, India. This new species can be differentiated from its closely related species, Talorchestia morinoi (Othman &amp; Azman, 2007), by the comparatively longer antenna 2, the telson with higher length to width ratio, the epimeron 3 with marginal setae, and the subequal carpus and propodus of pereopod 3.