New data on harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) of Caucasian glaciers, with descriptions of three new species
Three new opilionid species of the family Phalangiidae are diagnosed, illustrated and described from the forelands of two glaciers, Bezengi and Kashkatash, both in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, Central Caucasus, Russia: Rilaena kabardinibalkarica Snegovaya sp. nov., Rilaena kaschkataschica Snegovaya sp. nov., and Opilio bezengii Snegovaya sp. nov. The first description of the female of Metaplatybunus valentinae Snegovaya, 2022 is given.
Authors
- Nataly Snegovaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6060-6491)
- О. Л. Макарова (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1820-2511)
Institutions
- Azerbaijan Technical University (AZ)
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-06-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.1.7
- Primary Topic
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00