A new species of the genus Duvalius sg. Neoduvalius from Montenegro with taxonomical remarks on the genus Duvalius (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini)

By

Lohaj, Roman
Čeplík, Dávid
Lakota, Ján

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

278

Pages

91-104

Subjects

Carabidae , Coleoptera , Curcicia , Duboki potok cave , Duvalius (Neoduvalius) gejzadunayi sp. n , Javorella , Montenegro , new synonymy , Rascioduvalius , Rožaje , Serbia , Serboduvalius , subterranean environment , taxonomy , Trechinae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.278.4650

 

Abstract

Duvalius (sg. Neoduvalius) gejzadunayi sp. n. from Pećina uDubokom potoku cave ( Donje Biševo village near Rožaje, Montenegro), the first known representative of this subgenus from the territory of Montenegro is described, illustrated and compared with the related species of the subgenus Neoduvalius Müller, 1913. This new species is characterised by depigmented, medium sized body, totally reduced eyes, deep and complete frontal furrows, 3–4 pairs of discal setae in third elytral stria, as well as by the shape of aedeagus. Data on the distribution and the ecology of this remarkable species, as well as acheck-list of the subgenus Neoduvalius are also provided. Recently described genera Serboduvalius Ćurčić, S. B. Pavićević & Ćurčić, B.P.M., 2001, Rascioduvalius Ćurčić, S. B. Brajković, Mitić & Ćurčić, B.P.M., 2003, Javorella Ćurčić, S. B. Brajković, Ćurčić, B.P.M. & Mitić, 2003 and Curcicia Ćurčić, S. B. & Brajković, 2003 are regarded as junior synonyms of the genus Duvalius Delarouzée.