Two new pseudoscorpions from the un administered province of Kosovo and Croatia

Two new pseudoscorpions from the un administered province of Kosovo and Croatia

Two new epigean pseudoscorpion species belonging to the family Chthoniidae - Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) metohicus n. sp. and Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) civitatisveti n. sp. from the UN Administered Province of Kosovo and Southern Croatia, respectively, are described. The newly erected taxa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ćurčić B.P.M., Rađa T., Dimitrijević R.N., Makarov S.E., Milinčić M., Pecelj M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad 2011-01-01
Series:Archives of Biological Sciences
Subjects:
Pseudoscorpions
Chthoniidae
Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) Beier
new species
endemism
Balkan Peninsula
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2011/0354-46641101235C.pdf
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Summary:Two new epigean pseudoscorpion species belonging to the family Chthoniidae - Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) metohicus n. sp. and Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) civitatisveti n. sp. from the UN Administered Province of Kosovo and Southern Croatia, respectively, are described. The newly erected taxa are endemic to each of the areas studied. Their taxonomic relationship with their phenetically close congeners Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) bidentatus Beier, 1939, Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) kemza Ćurčić, Lee et Makarov, 1993 and Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) tetrachelatus (Preyssler, 1790) and comparative morphological traits are described.
ISSN:0354-4664

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