Two new species of Nothobomolochus Vervoort, 1962 (Copepoda, Bomolochidae) parasitic on marine fishes of Taiwan

Two new species of copepods of the genus Nothobomolochus Vervoort, 1962 (Poecilostomatoida, Bomolochidae) parasitic on marine fishes of Taiwan, are described. They are: N. lizae n. sp. from Liza macrolepis (Smith) and N. longisaccus n. sp. from Thryssa hamiltonii (Gray). The former species is characteristic in having an armature of 0-I; 0-I; II on the endopod of leg 4. The latter species has a combination of the following features: three processes on the pedestal of the antennule subequal, and longer than the first two antennular setae; terminal claw on the maxilliped with distinctive auxiliary tooth; and an armature of II,I,5 on the terminal segment of the exopod of leg 4. Both species of host are the first species of their genus recorded for carrying a bomolochid copepod.