A contribution to the knowledge of the species Rafalskia olympica (Kulczyński, 1903)

Abstract

Balkan populations of Rafalskia olympica (Kulczyński, 1903) are distinguished as separate subspecies Rafalskia olympica bulgarica Staręga, 1963 nov. stat.. Certain novel details of the R. olympica female body structure are presented. It is stated that Metaplatybunus drenskii Šilhavý, 1965 in not a synonym of R. olympica.

Keywords

• Phalangiinae
• Rafalskia olympica
• Serbia
• Bulgaria
• Turkey