Original scientific paper

A new species of the genus Acheroniotes Lohaj & Lakota from Ljubišnja Mts., Bosnia & Herzegovina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechini)

Roman Lohaj ; Institute of Forensic Sciences, Sklabinská 1, SK-81272 Bratislava, Slovakia
Roman Mlejnek ; Caves Administration of the Czech Republic, CZ-678 01 Blansko, Czech Republic

Abstract

Acheroniotes golovranicensis sp. nov. from Golovranica pit (Ljubišnja mountain range, Radovina, SE Bosnia & Herzegovina), the second known species of the genus, is described, illustrated and compared with the congeneric species Acheroniotes mlejneki Lohaj & Lakota, 2010. This new species is characterised by the different shape of pronotum, wider head and by the shape of the apical part of the aedeagus. Data on the distribution and the ecology of this remarkable species are also provided.

Keywords

Acheroniotes golovranicensis sp. nov.; subterranean environment; Coleoptera; Carabidae; Trechinae; taxonomy; Golovranica pit; Ljubišnja Mts.; Radovina Mts.; Bosnia & Herzegovina

Hrčak ID:

83337

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/83337

Publication date:

30.6.2012.

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