Genus Melita Leach, 1814

Diagnosis.

Male gnathopod 2 large, symmetrical; female gnathopod 2 smaller than in male. Pereopods 5-7, dactyli without accessory spines. Pleosome without serrations. Uropod 3 inner ramus minute; outer ramus 1-articulate. Telson deeply cleft, sides straight or convex, tapering to a point, with apical spines.