Cylisticus ilamicus sp. nov., a new woodlouse species (Oniscidea: Cylisticidae) from Iran
Y. Bakhshi
, G. M. Kashani & S. Sadeghi
Abstract. The second species of the woodlouse genus Cylisticus Schnitzler, 1853 is described and illustrated from Iran. Cylisticus ilamicus sp. nov. was collected in Mazhareh Cave, Ilam Province, southwestern Iran, and considered a trogloxene species. The structure of the head with rounded median lobe and without longitudinal carina distinguishes it from all other congeners.
Key words: woodlice, trogloxenes, Iran, Oniscidea, Cylisticidae, Cylisticus, new species
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2020, 29(2): 316–322 ▪ Published online 8 December 2020
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2020.29.2.316 ▪ Open full article 
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