The first record of the anopsobiid genus Shikokuobius Shinohara, 1982 in continental Asia, with the description of a new species from the Altais, southwestern Siberia, Russia (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha, Anopsobiidae)
A new lithobiomorph species, Shikokuobius altaicus sp. n., is described from the Altai Mountains in southwestern Siberia, Russia. This is the first record of the genus Shikokuobius Shinohara, 1982 in continental Asia, all previous reports being from Japan. The distribution of Shikokuobius is mapped.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2018-10-01
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| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=29221 |
| Summary: | A new lithobiomorph species, Shikokuobius altaicus sp. n., is described from the Altai Mountains in southwestern Siberia, Russia. This is the first record of the genus Shikokuobius Shinohara, 1982 in continental Asia, all previous reports being from Japan. The distribution of Shikokuobius is mapped. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-2989 1313-2970 |