First record and redescription of the terrestrial isopod Hemilepistoides messerianus Borutzky, 1945 (Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Iran

Authors: Mohammadi Kashani, Ghasem Country: Iran DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.515.9179 Published: Jan. 1, 2015 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Oniscidea · Topics: Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies

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In the present study, Hemilepistoides messerianus Borutzky, 1945 is reported from Iran for the first time. This species is redescribed and diagnostic characters of both males and females are illustrated. This species is characterized by the tuberculation of all parts of the dorsal surface of the body and the male pleopod endopodite I with a triangular lobe at apex. A map with the distribution of species is presented.

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