Zahra LATIFI, Mahrad NASSIRKHANI, Omıd MIRSHAMSI

A new epigean pseudoscorpion species Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae from northeast of Iran, with an identification key to the species of the family Neobisiidae from Iran

A new epigean species? Roncus khorasanicus sp.n.-is described on the basis of the description of the adult stage males found in north-eastern Iran. A detailed description of the selected morphological characters and accurate illustrations of several diagnostic characters of the new species are provided. Moreover, an identification key to the species of the family Neobisiidae from Iran is presented.

Keywords:

Arachnida, fauna, new species taxonomy, leaf litter, western Asia,

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