Caucaseuma variabile Antić & Makarov, 2016

Antić, Dragan & Makarov, Slobodan, 2022, Review of the genus Caucaseuma Strasser, 1970, with the description of a new cavernicolous species from the Western Caucasus and an updated key and distribution (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Anthroleucosomatidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 819 (1), pp. 90-107 : 102

Caucaseuma variabile Antić & Makarov, 2016

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Caucaseuma variabile Antić & Makarov, 2016: 50 , 38–42.

Material examined (2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀)

RUSSIA • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Krasnodar Province, Caucasian Nature Reserve, valley of Khodzhibi river ; 43º49.388′ N, 40º31.138′ E; 2050 m a.s.l., 6 Nov. 2020; Y. Chumachenko leg.; Abies and Betula forest; DSTU .

Remarks and distribution

Epigean species. This species shows a disjunct distribution so far. It is known from Russia, from North Ossetia, near Alagir (type locality!), from Krasnodar Province, near Sochi and from Stavropol Botanical Garden in Stavropol Province. Also, it is known from the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region in Georgia ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

Fig. 1. Distribution of the genus Caucaseuma Strasser, 1970.

Fig. 7. Anterior gonopods in the genus Caucaseuma Strasser, 1970, anterior views. A. C. elephantum Antić & Makarov, 2016. B. C. fanagoriyskaya Antić & Makarov, 2016. C. C. minellii Antić & Makarov, 2016. D. C. glabroscutum Antić & Makarov, 2016. E. C. kelasuri Antić & Makarov, 2016. F. C. lohmanderi Strasser, 1970. G. C. variabile Antić & Makarov, 2016. H. C. strasseri Antić sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (IZB). A–E, G after Antić & Makarov (2016), F after Strasser (1970). Scale bar = 0.3 mm for all, except for F (not to scale).