First report of aphaenopsoid trechines (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechini) from Serbia, with descriptions of new taxa

The trechine ground beetle taxa, Velesaphaenops gen. n., Velesaphaenops tarensis sp. n., and Acheroniotes lethensis sp. n., are described and diagnosed. The new taxa differ clearly from their closest relatives in a number of external characters and the shape of the genitalia. They probably belong to...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 4425; no. 2; p. 311
Main Authors ĆurČiĆ, SreĆko, PaviĆeviĆ, Dragan, VesoviĆ, Nikola, MarkoviĆ, ĐorĐe, PetkoviĆ, Matija, Bosco, Fabrizio, Kuraica, MiloŠ, NeŠiĆ, Dragan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 30.05.2018
Subjects
Animals
Coleoptera
Genitalia
Phylogeny
Serbia
Serbia
Coleoptera, Velesaphaenops, Acheroniotes, new genus, new species, troglobites, western and southwestern Serbia
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Summary:The trechine ground beetle taxa, Velesaphaenops gen. n., Velesaphaenops tarensis sp. n., and Acheroniotes lethensis sp. n., are described and diagnosed. The new taxa differ clearly from their closest relatives in a number of external characters and the shape of the genitalia. They probably belong to phyletic lineages of Pliocene age (the age of the palaeokarst of Kamena Gora and Mt. Tara). The new taxa are endemic to western and southwestern Serbia. Keys to the aphaenopsoid trechine genera in Serbia and to species of the genus Acheroniotes Lohaj Lakota, 2010 are appended.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4425.2.7