A new cave Pseudoscorpion from Serbia (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae)

Abstract

A new pseudoscorpion from the family Chthoniidae - Chthonius (Chthonius) aquasanctae n. sp. from west Serbia is described. The newly erected taxon is endemic to the area studied. Its taxonomic relationship to its phenetically close congeners Chthonius (Chthonius) lesnik Ćurčić and Chthonius (Chthonius) iugoslavicus Ćurčić, as well as the comparative morphological traits, are described in detail.

Keywords

• Pseudoscorpions
• Chthoniidae
• Chthonius (Chthonius) aquasanctae n. sp.
• endemism
• Serbia
• Balkan Peninsula