new cave-dwelling and endemic species of the genus Pholeuonopsis (Coleoptera, Leiodidae) from Serbia

In the present study, a new species of a cavernicolous beetle is described from Serbia: Pholeuonopsis (Pholeuonopsis) zlatiborensis sp. n. (Leptodirini, Cholevinae, Leiodidae). All important taxonomic features have been thoroughly analyzed and illustrated. The new species probably belongs to an old...

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Published in:Biológia 2006-10, Vol.61 (5), p.497-501
Main Authors: Curcic, Srecko B, Brajkovic, Miloje M, Curcic, Bozidar P M, Curcic, Nina B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cave fauna
Cholevinae
Coleoptera
habitats
indigenous species
Leiodidae
new species
Pholeuonopsis
Pholeuonopsis (Pholeuonopsis) zlatiborensis sp. n
Serbia
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Summary:In the present study, a new species of a cavernicolous beetle is described from Serbia: Pholeuonopsis (Pholeuonopsis) zlatiborensis sp. n. (Leptodirini, Cholevinae, Leiodidae). All important taxonomic features have been thoroughly analyzed and illustrated. The new species probably belongs to an old phyletic lineage of mesogeid origin, like other known Pholeuonopsis species inhabiting cave and endogean habitats in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula. Therefore, the species is both relict and endemic inhabitant of cave habitats in Serbia.
ISSN:1336-9563
0006-3088
1336-9563
DOI:10.2478/s11756-006-0082-0