Roncus ivansticae (Neobisiidae, Pseudoscorpiones): A new epigean species from eastern Serbia

Abstract

A single species of Roncus L. Koch, 1873, which was collected in eastern Serbia and is new to science (R. ivansticae n. sp.) is described herein; the diagnostic characters are illustrated and their distribution is provided. The possible establishment of two species (or supraspecific?) groups of Roncus is presented briefly in view of the importance of some diagnostic characters.

Keywords

• Pseudoscorpiones
• Neobisiidae
• Roncus
• evolution
• biogeography
• Serbia
• Balkan Peninsula