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First record of the genus Graeconiscus Strouhal, 1940 (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Trichoniscidae) in the Iberian Peninsula with the description of a new troglobitic species

Authors :
Adrià Miralles-Núñez
Toni Pérez-Fernández
Lluc Garcia
Source :
Subterranean Biology, Vol 36, Iss, Pp 51-61 (2020), Subterranean Biology 36: 51-61
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Pensoft Publishers, 2020.

Abstract

Graeconiscus gevisp. nov., a new troglobitic terrestrial isopod (family Trichoniscidae, subfamily Haplophthalminae), is described. The specimens of the new species are found in the Cueva del Yeso III, in the province of Málaga (SE Spain). Graeconiscus gevisp. nov. is closely related to Graeconiscus thermophilus (Çaglar, 1948), an oculate species from Turkey and some Eastern Mediterranean islands. The morphological differences between both species are discussed and illustrated by SEM images of specimens from Málaga and Cyprus. The studied material represents the first record of the genus Graeconiscus in the Iberian Peninsula.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13142615
Volume :
36
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Subterranean Biology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7eeac2d5a7ddb135ec22bc4ae02c5df3