Two new species of Brachydesmus Heller, 1858 from the Balkan peninsula (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Polydesmidae)
2013 ◽
Vol 65
(3)
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pp. 1233-1243
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Keyword(s):
New Taxa
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Two new polydesmid species are described, illustrated, and diagnosed: a troglobitic, Brachydesmus mulaomerovici n. sp., from Bosnia and Herzegovina and epigean Brachydesmus verrucosus n. sp. from Macedonia. The new taxa belong to inferus- and stygivagus-groups of species, respectively. Relationships with congeners are briefly discussed. The distribution map and key are given for all currently known taxa belonging to these groups of species.