A new cave-dwelling centipede species from Croatia (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae)

A new cave-dwelling centipede species from Croatia (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae)

A new species of minute cave-dwelling centipedes, Lithobius radjai sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on specimens collected from a cave in Croatia (Balkan Peninsula). A detailed account of the morphology of specimens of both sexes is provided. Furthermore, a brief comparison with other mo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revue suisse de zoologie 2021-10, Vol.128 (2), p.425-438
Hauptverfasser: Stojanović, Dalibor Z, Antić, Dragan Ž, Makarov, Slobodan E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Balkan Peninsula
Cavernicolous species
Dalmatia
Dinaric karst
endemic
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Monotarsobius
Morphology
New species
RESEARCH-ARTICLE
Science & Technology
troglomorphic
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of minute cave-dwelling centipedes, Lithobius radjai sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on specimens collected from a cave in Croatia (Balkan Peninsula). A detailed account of the morphology of specimens of both sexes is provided. Furthermore, a brief comparison with other morphologically similar species is presented, and the type locality of the new species is mapped.
ISSN:0035-418X
DOI:10.35929/RSZ.0054