Establishment of the nomenclatural status of two nomina, Stenothoe bella Krapp-Schickel & Lo Brutto, 2015 and Stenothoe levantina Krapp-Schickel & Lo Brutto, 2015 (Crustacea, Peracarida), unavailable for the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature

Stenothoe bella Krapp-Schickel & Lo Brutto, 2015 and Stenothoe levantina Krapp-Schickel & Lo Brutto, 2015 are now available according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 1999, 2012). The present note serves to validate the names Stenothoe bella and Stenothoe levantina by fulfilling ICZN conditions for nomenclatural availability.

Two new Mediterranean Stenothoe (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the coast of Israel

Within collections along the Mediterranean coast of Israel, two new species ofStenothoe(Amphipoda) were found. They were found to be living on sand or mud and probably licking the surface of grains.

Foreword to the special issue "new frontiers for monitoring European biodiversity: The role and importance of amphipod crustaceans"