Caucaseuma variabile Antić & Makarov, 2016, sp. nov.

• Main Authors: Antić, Dragan Ž., Makarov, Slobodan E.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2016
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Diplopoda; Chordeumatida; Anthroleucosomatidae; Caucaseuma; Caucaseuma variabile; glacier
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6074388; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7878CFFE6CD09FF4CEEECB375EBCC

Caucaseuma variabile sp. nov. Figs 38–42 Diagnosis. Differs from the other Caucaseuma species by the special features of anterior shields and posterior processes of the gonopods, as well as in the presence of 28 body segments in adults (including telson). Etymology. To emphasize the presence of a variable posterior lever of the anterior gonopods. Material studied (total: 10 males, 7 females). Holotype. RUSSIA: male, North Ossetia, S of Alagir, 700 m asl, Acer , Fagus etc., forest, litter, 17 Oct. 1987, S. Golovatch leg. (ZMUM ρ3284). Paratypes (total: 4 males, 4 females). All from RUSSIA, North Ossetia, near Alagir: 3 females, same data as holotype (ZMUM ρ3285); 1 male, Fagus litter, 1700 m asl, 21 Aug. 1983, O.A. Gvozdeva leg. (ZMUM ρ3286); 1 male, Fagus , 1800 m, 27 Aug.1983, O.A. Gvozdeva leg. (ZMUM ρ3287); 1 male, Pinus , 1800 m asl, 26 Aug. 1983, O.A. Gvozdeva leg. (IZB); 1 male, 1 female, 1700 m asl, Fagus , 13 Aug.1984, O.A. Gvozdeva leg. (ZMUM ρ3288). Other material (total: 5 males, 3 females). RUSSIA: 1 male, Krasnodar Province, Sochi, Khosta, Taxus & Buxus grove, Apr. 2006, Y. Chumachenko leg. (ZMUM ρ3289); 2 males, 1 female, same data, except: Mar. 2006 (ZMUM ρ3290); 1 male, 1 female, Stavropol Province, Stavropol Botanical Garden, 10 Apr. 2014, R. Zuev leg. (ZMUM ρ3291). GEORGIA: 1 male, 1 female, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Step’antsminda: church Tsminda Sameba towards Ortsveri glacier, long, ungrazed alpine meadow, 7 Oct. 2012, F. Walther leg. (IZB). Type locality. RUSSIA: North Ossetia, near Alagir. Description. Body with 28 segments (including telson) in adults. MEASUREMENTS. Males 8–11 mm long, vertical diameter of the largest pleurotergite 0.75–0.80 mm. Females 10–11 mm long, vertical diameter of the largest pleurotergite 0.90–0.95 mm. COLORATION (Fig. 38). Dorsal and lateral sides greyish, remaining parts pale yellowish. Some specimens almost completely greyish. HEAD. Without frontal depression in males. Labrum with three medial teeth and 5+5 labral and 3+3 supralabral setae. Promentum triangular, ...