<i>Australobius polyspinipes</i> <b>sp. n.</b>, a new species of <i>Australobius</i> Chamberlin, 1920 (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) from China

Authors

  • Hui-qin Ma
  • Hai-peng Liu
  • Yan-min Lu
  • Xiao-jie Hou
  • Su-jian Pei

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.77285

Abstract

Australobius polyspinipes sp. n. (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) was recently discovered from Tianheshan Mountain, Hebei Province, China, and it is described here. Morphologically the new species is similar to A. nodulus Ma, Song &Zhu, 2008 and A. magnus (Trozina, 1894), both recorded from China. The new species can be easily distinguished from those by having 7+7–8+8 coxosternal teeth, 10–12 ocelli on each side of the cephalic plate, 5+5 spurs on the first article of the female gonopods and differences in plectrotaxy of legs. The main morphological characters and a key to the known Chinese species of genus Australobius based on adult specimens is presented.

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Published

2018-12-17

How to Cite

Ma, H.- qin, Liu, H.- peng, Lu, Y.- min, Hou, X.- jie, & Pei, S.- jian. (2018). <i>Australobius polyspinipes</i> <b>sp. n.</b>, a new species of <i>Australobius</i> Chamberlin, 1920 (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) from China. Entomologica Fennica, 29(3), 146–152. https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.77285

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3 (2018)

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