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Two new species of Plutomurus Yosii (Collembola: Tomoceridae) from Georgia and Iran

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Plutomurus weinerae sp. nov. from Usholta Cave, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region, Georgia, and P. danialensis sp. nov. from Danial Cave, Mazandaran province, Iran are described, illustrated and differentiated from other morphologically similar congeners. New species are distinguishable from similar species by head and abdominal macrochaetotaxy (P. weinerae) and by shorter antennae (P. danialensis). An updated identification key to the species of the genus Plutomurus known from the Western Palearctic is presented. A list of the invertebrate communities for Usholta and Danial caves is provided.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5463.4.6

Authors: SHALVA BARJADZE, MAHMOOD MEHRAFROOZ MAYVAN, ANDREA PARIMUCHOVÁ, ETER MAGHRADZE, ĽUBOMÍR KOVÁČ

Institutions: Ilia State University, Institute of Zoology, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik

Language: English

Topic: Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4399447342

FWCI: 1.984

Cites: 16

Cited by: 5

Related to: 7