Nova vrsta roda Acheroniotes Lohaj & Lakota s planine Ljubišnja, Bosna i Hercegovina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechini)

Authors and affiliation

• Roman Lohaj Institute of Forensic Sciences, Sklabinská 1, SK-812 72 Bratislava, Slovakia
• Roman Mlejnek Caves Administration of the Czech Republic, CZ-678 01 Blansko, Czech Republic

Abstract

Acheroniotes golovranicensis sp. nov. from Golovranica pit (Ljubi{nja mountain range, Radovina, SE Bosnia & Herzegovina), the second known species of the genus, is described, illustrated and compared with the congeneric species Acheroniotes mlejneki Lohaj & Lakota, 2010. This new species is characterised by the different shape of pronotum, wider head and by the shape of the apical part of the aedeagus. Data on the distribution and the ecology of this remarkable species are also provided.

Keywords

Acheroniotes golovranicensis sp. nov., subterranean environment, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae, taxonomy, Golovranica pit, Ljubi{nja Mts., Radovina Mts., Bosnia & Herzegovina

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