New species of Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the Solitary Islands, New South Wales, Australia

Nine new species of epibenthic amphipods are described from the Solitary Islands, mid-north coast, New South Wales, Australia. Material was collected on natural habitats and from a range of small plastic artificial substrates. 'Protohyale pusilla' (Chevreux, 1907) is reported from Australia for the first time. The subgenus 'Telsosynopia' Karaman, 1986 is given generic status and 'Regalia juliana' Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005 is transferred to 'Tepidopleustes' in the pleustid subfamily Austropleustinae. New species include: 'Protohyale solitaire' sp. nov. (Hyalidae); 'Ericthonius rodneyi' sp. nov. and 'Ericthonius forbesii' sp. nov. (Ischyroceridae); 'Liljeborgia polonius' sp. nov. (Liljeborgiidae); 'Elasmopus arrawarra' sp. nov. and 'Hoho cornishi' sp. nov. (Melitidae); 'Gammaropsis legoliath' sp. nov. (Photidae); 'Tepidopleustes coffsiana' sp. nov. (Pleustidae); and 'Telsosynopia trifidilla' sp. nov. (Synopiidae).