Review of the genus Acanthophorella Antić & Makarov, 2016 (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Anthroleucosomatidae), with descriptions of three new species from the Caucasus

The present paper is devoted to the description of three new species of the genus Acanthophorella Antić & Makarov, 2016 from Georgia, western Caucasus: A. devi Antić sp. nov. and A. valerii Antić sp. nov., both presumed troglobionts and each from a single cave, and the epigean A. aurita Antić sp...

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Published inEuropean journal of taxonomy Vol. 908; no. 1
Main Authors Antić, Dragan, Šević, Mirko, Barjadze, Shalva, Makarov, Slobodan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Consortium of European Natural History Museums 17.11.2023
Subjects
caves
Flagellophorella complex
Georgia
millipedes
taxonomy
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Summary:The present paper is devoted to the description of three new species of the genus Acanthophorella Antić & Makarov, 2016 from Georgia, western Caucasus: A. devi Antić sp. nov. and A. valerii Antić sp. nov., both presumed troglobionts and each from a single cave, and the epigean A. aurita Antić sp. nov. The troglobiotic Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016 is reported from two additional caves, with further descriptive notes given. Notes on the ecology and localities, and a distribution map for all six species of the genus are presented. A key is given to all members of the Flagellophorella complex. The relationships within the complex and the distribution and troglomorphism in the genus Acanthophorella are briefly discussed.
ISSN:2118-9773
2118-9773
DOI:10.5852/ejt.2023.908.2337