Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 14 No.1

Novi kavernikolni mravoliki kornjaš iz roda Euconnus (subg. Tetramelus) iz Hrvatske (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae)

Authors: S. Vít, Peter Hlaváč

Authors and affiliation

  • S. Vít
  • Peter Hlaváč Department of Entomology, National Museum, Natural History Museum, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00 Praha 9 - Horní Počernice, Czech Republic

Abstract

A new cave dwelling species of Euconnus (Tetramelus) Motschulsky is described from the Croatian cave »Bazgova~ka Jama«. The relationship of the new species to the species-groups longulus and oblongus is briefly discussed and the occurrences of Tetramelus in the former Yugoslavia are concisely listed.

Keywords

Coleoptera, Scydmaenidae, Euconnus subg. Tetramelus, new species, Croatia, taxon- omy