Description of a new species of the genus Protracheoniscus Verhoeff, 1917 and redescription of Protracheoniscus kryszanovskii Borutzky, 1957 from the southeast of European Russia (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Agnaridae)

Konstantin B. Gongalsky; Ilya S. Turbanov; Dmitry A. Medvedev; Julia S. Volkova

doi:10.3897/zookeys.801.23167

ZooKeys (Dec 2018)

Description of a new species of the genus Protracheoniscus Verhoeff, 1917 and redescription of Protracheoniscus kryszanovskii Borutzky, 1957 from the southeast of European Russia (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Agnaridae)

Konstantin B. Gongalsky,
Ilya S. Turbanov,
Dmitry A. Medvedev,
Julia S. Volkova

Affiliations

Konstantin B. Gongalsky: A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences
Ilya S. Turbanov: Cherepovets State University
Dmitry A. Medvedev: A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences
Julia S. Volkova: Ulyanovsk State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.801.23167
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 801
pp. 189 – 205

Abstract

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A new species of woodlice, Protracheoniscus pokarzhevskii Gongalsky & Turbanov, sp. n. is described from Kalmykia, NE Pre-Caspian region, Russia. Protracheoniscus kryszanovskii Borutzky, 1957 from the same area is also redescribed. Diagnostic features of these species as well as affinities within the genus are provided and discussed.

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