First record of the genus Touranella Attems, 1937 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Laos, with a description of a new species

Authors: Nguyen, Duc-Anh Country: Laos DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1145.98704 Published: Jan. 1, 2023 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Bioinventory · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

The paradoxosomatid genus Touranella Attems, 1937 is recorded from Laos for the first time, with a new species, Touranella champasak sp. nov., described here. The taxonomy of the genus is discussed, an identification key is provided, and the current distribution of all species is mapped.

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