On two new pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones, Arachnida) from Dalmatia (Croatia)

TitleOn two new pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones, Arachnida) from Dalmatia (Croatia)
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsDimitrijević, RN, Rađa, T
Book TitleAdvances in Arachnology and Developmental Biology. Papers dedicated to Prof. Dr. Božidar Ćurčić
Volume12
Pagination259-266
PublisherInstitute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade; Committee for Karst and Speleology, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Belgrade; Institute of Zoology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna in
CityBelgrade, Vienna, Sofia
KeywordsPseudoscorpiones2$
Abstract

We studied pseudoscorpions of the genera Neobisium Chamberlin, 1930 and Roncus L. Koch, 1873 from some caves on Mt. Svilaja and near Metković (Dalmatia, Croatia). Two new species – N. svilajae n. sp. and R. narentae n. sp. — are described. The specimens studied are thoroughly analyzed and illustrated. Each of these new taxa belongs to a specific group of endemics, geographically restricted either to Mt. Svilaja or to Southern Herzegovina. Taxonomic interrelationships and geographic distributions are briefly discussed.