Neobisium ( N .) tothi sp. nov., a new species from Hungary and Romania, and first records of Neobisium ( N .) noricum Beier, 1939 from Hungary (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae)

Neobisium ( N .) tothi sp. nov., a new species from Hungary and Romania, and first records of Neobisium ( N .) noricum Beier, 1939 from Hungary (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae)

A new pseudoscorpion species,Neobisium (Neobisium) tothisp. nov., is described from Hungary and Romania. In addition,Neobisium (N.)noricumBeier, 1939 is reported from Hungary for the first time. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of the newspecies and the new specimens ofN. (N.)noricumare presented here.

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