From surface to caves: new species of Diploexochus Brandt, 1833 (Oniscidea, Armadillidae) from Colombia, with the description of the first troglobitic species

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Názov: From surface to caves: new species of Diploexochus Brandt, 1833 (Oniscidea, Armadillidae) from Colombia, with the description of the first troglobitic species
Autori: Ricardo Borja-Arrieta, Carlos Mario López-Orozco, Yesenia M. Carpio-Díaz, Miguel Gutierrez-Estrada, Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho, Gabriel R. Navas-S., Maria Elina Bichuette
Zdroj: Zookeys
ZooKeys, Vol 1223, Iss, Pp 263-288 (2025)
ZooKeys 1223: 263-288
Informácie o vydavateľovi: Pensoft Publishers, 2025.
Rok vydania: 2025
Predmety: Colombian Caribbean, QL1-991, Tropical Dry Forest, Cave-dwelling, terrestrial isopods, Neotropical, subterranean systems, Zoology, Research Article
Popis: Two new species of Diploexochus are described, Diploexochus caciquesp. nov. from Cerro Bañaderos in Hatonuevo, La Guajira, and Diploexochus troglobiussp. nov. from Roca Madre Cave, Toluviejo, Sucre, both from the Tropical Dry Forest (TDF) areas of the Colombian Caribbean. The latter represent the first troglobitic species of the genus. Moreover, based on specimens from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena (type locality), Venezillo brevispinis is placed into Diploexochus and an identification key for all species of the genus is given. The present work describes the first troglobitic species of the genus, and expand the knowledge of its distribution in northern South America.
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ISSN: 1313-2970
1313-2989
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1223.133267
Prístupová URL adresa: https://doaj.org/article/4ed23ddad41f4c0ba8b7c99ef8d0e35b
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Prístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....a8e2c0e4d6ba5e666a2e148911c41b92
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Abstrakt:Two new species of Diploexochus are described, Diploexochus caciquesp. nov. from Cerro Bañaderos in Hatonuevo, La Guajira, and Diploexochus troglobiussp. nov. from Roca Madre Cave, Toluviejo, Sucre, both from the Tropical Dry Forest (TDF) areas of the Colombian Caribbean. The latter represent the first troglobitic species of the genus. Moreover, based on specimens from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena (type locality), Venezillo brevispinis is placed into Diploexochus and an identification key for all species of the genus is given. The present work describes the first troglobitic species of the genus, and expand the knowledge of its distribution in northern South America.
ISSN:13132970
13132989
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.1223.133267