A review of the family Trichopolydesmidae in North Africa with a description of a new species from Tunisia

By

Akkari, Nesrine
Mauriès, Jean-Paul

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

786

Pages

117-128

Subjects

Haplocookia , Heterocookia , identification key , new species , North Africa , taxonomy , Tunisia , updated checklist

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.786.28270

 

Abstract

A new species of the genusHaplocookiaBrölemann, 1915 is described from Cap Bon Peninsula in Tunisia (North Africa) and a historical account of the poorly understood generaHaplocookiaandHeterocookiaSilvestri, 1898 is provided. Comments on the taxonomy of the family Trichopolydesmidae are presented, as well as an identification key to the trichopolydesmid species hitherto known from North Africa and an updated list of the Polydesmida in the region.