Description of a new species of the genus Protracheoniscus Verhoeff, 1917 and redescription of Protracheoniscuskryszanovskii Borutzky, 1957 from the southeast of European Russia (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Agnaridae)

Konstantin B Gongalsky; Ilya S Turbanov; Dmitry A Medvedev; Julia S Volkova

doi:10.3897/zookeys.801.23167

Description of a new species of the genus Protracheoniscus Verhoeff, 1917 and redescription of Protracheoniscuskryszanovskii Borutzky, 1957 from the southeast of European Russia (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Agnaridae)

Zookeys. 2018 Dec 3:(801):189-205. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.801.23167. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Konstantin B Gongalsky^{1

2}, Ilya S Turbanov^{3

4}, Dmitry A Medvedev¹, Julia S Volkova⁵

Affiliations

¹ A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia.
² M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow Russia.
³ I.D. Papanin Institute of Biology of Inland Waters of Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Russia I.D. Papanin Institute of Biology of Inland Waters of Russian Academy of Sciences Borok Russia.
⁴ Cherepovets State University, Cherepovets, Russia Cherepovets State University Cherepovets Russia.
⁵ Ulyanovsk State University, Ulyanovsk, Russia Ulyanovsk State University Ulyanovsk Russia.

Abstract

A new species of woodlice, Protracheoniscuspokarzhevskii Gongalsky & Turbanov, sp. n. is described from Kalmykia, NE Pre-Caspian region, Russia. Protracheoniscuskryszanovskii Borutzky, 1957 from the same area is also redescribed. Diagnostic features of these species as well as affinities within the genus are provided and discussed.

Keywords: Desertoniscus; Isopoda; Oniscidea; Protracheoniscus; COI; Hungary; Kalmykia; new species; phylogenetic analysis; woodlouse.