Summary: | The Gerromorpha assemblages in mangroves located in the central and eastern regions of Thailand were examined, and a total of nine species belonging to six genera and three families were discovered. Four of the recorded species are new records for Thailand. <i>Asclepios annandalei</i> Distant, 1915 was the most common species and widely distributed throughout the study area. The most diverse genus was <i>Xenobates</i>, which consisted of <i>Xenobates argentatus</i> Andersen, 2000, <i>Xenobates mandai</i> Andersen, 2000, <i>Xenobates murphyi</i> Andersen, 2000, and <i>Xenobates singaporensis</i> Andersen, 2000. Three of these species are new country records. Here, we present taxonomic and ecological information of mangrove gerromorphans in the central and eastern regions of Thailand.
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