Roncus elbulli (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones), a new species from Cap de Creus Nature Park (Catalonia, Spain), with a key to the Spanish species of the genus Roncus | Zendy

Juan A. Zaragoza | Zendy; Hans Henderickx | Zendy

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Roncus elbulli (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones), a new species from Cap de Creus Nature Park (Catalonia, Spain), with a key to the Spanish species of the genus Roncus

Author(s) -

Juan A. Zaragoza,

Hans Henderickx

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

zookeys

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1313-2989

pISSN - 1313-2970

DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.8.110

Subject(s) - genus , chela , key (lock) , geography , zoology , ecology , biology , crustacean , decapoda

Roncus elbulli sp. n. is described from Cap de Creus Nature Park (Catalonia, Spain). The new species is morphologically close to Roncus cadinensis Zaragoza, 2007 (Barcelona province), but differs by being smaller in size anda more robust chela with a different microsetae pattern. The new species seems to be restricted to coastal semiarid slopes with garrigue vegetation. A key to the Spanish species of the genus Roncus is provided

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