Open AccessA Cavernicolous pseudoscorpion of the Genus Chthonius (Chthonius) c.l. koch from Dalmatia
Author(s) -
B.P.M. Ćurčić,
T. Radja,
Slobodan E. Makarov,
Srećko Ćurčić,
Bojan Ilić,
R.N. Dimitrijević
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1821-4339
pISSN - 0354-4664
DOI - 10.2298/abs1102493c
Subject(s) - cave , genus , biology , zoology , ecology
A new cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion from the Badanj (or Vilišnica) Cave, nr. Sveti Filip i Jakov, Dalmatia (Croatia) is thoroughly described and illustrated. Its main morphometric characteristics and important diagnostic traits are analyzed and compared to those of its phenetically close congener Chthonius (Chthonius) absoloni Beier from Dalmatia. The new species is relict and endemic to the area studied