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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 13 No.4

Tri nove vrste i jedan novi rod ultraspecijaliziranih špiljskih leptodirina iz Hrvatske (Coleoptera, Cholevidae)

Authors: Achille Casale, Pier Mauro Giachino, Branko Jalžić

Authors and affiliation

  • Achille Casale University of Sassari (Zoologia). Private: corso Raffaello 12, 10126 Torino, Italia
  • Pier Mauro Giachino World Biodiversity Association onlus. Private: Via della Trinita` 13, I-10010 San Martino Canavese (TO), Italia
  • Branko Jalžić Croatian Biospeleological Society (CBSS), Rooseveltov trg 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Croatodirus casalei Giachino & Jal`i}, new species from N Velebit, Lubenovac, Slova~ka jama pothole, and C. ozimeci Casale, Giachino & Jal`i} new species, from Lokve, Lokvarka {pilja cave, are described. The morphological features of the new taxa are compared with those of the type species of the genus (C. bozicevici Casale, Giachino & Jal`i}, 2000). The genus is confirmed as a homogeneous, well characterized and monophyletic unit, and is attributed to the phyletic lineage of Anthroherpon. Velebitodromus, new genus, smidai new species, is described from N Velebit, Lubenovac, Mali kuk, Slova~ka jama pothole. Owing to both external features and structures of male and female genitalia, the genus is attributed to the phyletic lineage of Anthroherpon, and is recognized as related to the genera Anthroherpon Reitter, 1889, and Paranthrophilon Reitter, 1889.

Keywords

Coleoptera, Cholevidae, troglobitic, cave, Croatia

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