New data on Opilio Herbst, 1798 (Opiliones, Phalangiidae) from Russia and Kyrgyzstan

Snegovaya, Nataly

doi:10.48311/jibs.12.03.673

New data on Opilio Herbst, 1798 (Opiliones, Phalangiidae) from Russia and Kyrgyzstan

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Nataly Snegovaya ¹^{, 2}

¹ Institute of Living Systems Research, of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, passage 1128, district 504, Baku, AZ1004, Azerbaijan

² Western Caspian University, Istiglaliyyat str., 31, Baku, AZ1001, Azerbaijan

10.48311/jibs.12.03.673

Abstract

Two new species of Opilio Herbst, 1798 (Opiliones: Phalangiidae), O. kyrgyzstanicus sp. nov. from Kyrgyzstan and O. zhiguli sp. nov. from Russia, are described based on morphological characters of both sexes. Both species are diagnosed and illustrated in detail, including the structure of the penis, pedipalps, chelicerae, and body armature. The discovery of these new species indicates that the diversity of the genus in the Palaearctic remains considerably underestimated, particularly in poorly studied regions of Central Asia and the Middle Volga.

Graphical Abstract

New data on Opilio Herbst, 1798 (Opiliones, Phalangiidae) from Russia and Kyrgyzstan

Keywords

Central Asia

Harvestmen

Middle Volga

Morphology

New species

Palaearctic

Taxonomy

Subjects

Taxonomy

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