Natura Croatica, Vol. 18 No. 2, 2009.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Minosaphaenops croaticus, new species of the cave dwelling Trechinae beetle from Croatia, with description of male specimen of Derossiella nonveilleri Quéinnec (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae)
Roman Lohaj
; Institute of Forensic Sciences, Kuzmányho 8, SK-04102 Košice, Slovakia
Branko Jalžić
; Department of Zoology, Croatian Natural History Museum, Croatian Biospeleological Society, Demetrova 1, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
In the paper Minosaphaenops croaticus sp. nov. from Glogova jama (Sniježnica mountain range, SE Croatia), the second known species of the genus is described, illustrated and compared with the congeneric species Minosaphaenops ollivieri Quéinnec, 2008. The new species is characterised by its wider elytra and head, smaller body size, and the shape of aedeagus. Data on the distribution and the ecology of this remarkable species are also provided. First description of a male of Derossiella nonveilleri Quéinnec, 2008, based on the single specimen collected in Drinovčuša jama (Mosor mountain range, central Dalmatia, Croatia) is also provided.
Ključne riječi
Minosaphaenops croaticus sp. nov.; Derossiella nonveilleri; taxonomy; troglobiont; Sniježnica; Mosor; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
45310
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Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2009.
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