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| Troglobiotic members of the genus Acanthophorella Antić & Makarov, 2016 in situ. A–B. Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016, ♂ from Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave. C–D. Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016, ♂ from Muradi Cave. E–F. Acanthophorella devi Antić sp. nov., types, ♂. G–H. Acanthophorella valerii Antić sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (NHMW MY10366). in Antić, Šević, Barjadze & Makarov, 2023. Photos by Dragan Antić. |
ABSTRACT
The present paper is devoted to the description of three new species of the genus Acanthophorella Antić & Makarov, 2016 from Georgia, western Caucasus: A. devi Antić sp. nov. and A. valerii Antić sp. nov., both presumed troglobionts and each from a single cave, and the epigean A. aurita Antić sp. nov. The troglobiotic Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016 is reported from two additional caves, with further descriptive notes given. Notes on the ecology and localities, and a distribution map for all six species of the genus are presented. A key is given to all members of the Flagellophorella complex. The relationships within the complex and the distribution and troglomorphism in the genus Acanthophorella are briefly discussed.
Keywords: caves, Georgia, Flagellophorella complex, millipedes, taxonomy
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| Troglobiotic members of the genus Acanthophorella Antić & Makarov, 2016 in situ. A–B. Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016, ♂ from Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave. C–D. Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016, ♂ from Muradi Cave. E–F. Acanthophorella devi Antić sp. nov., types, ♂♂. G–H. Acanthophorella valerii Antić sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (NHMW MY10366). Photos by Dragan Antić. |
Dragan Antić, Mirko Šević, Shalva Barjadze and Slobodan Makarov. 2023. Review of the Genus Acanthophorella Antić & Makarov, 2016 (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Anthroleucosomatidae), with descriptions of three New Species from the Caucasus. European Journal of Taxonomy. 908(1), 39–76. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.908.2337
