Biokoviella Mršić, 1992

Dragan Ž. Antić, Tvrtko Dražina, Tonći Rađa, Luka R. Lučić & Slobodan E. Makarov, 2016, Taxonomic status of the family Biokoviellidae Mršić, 1992 (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida): reconsideration, with a description of one new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 205, pp. 1-23 : 3-4

Genus Biokoviella Mršić, 1992

This genus was established by Mršić (1992) for the type and until now only species, B. mauriesi (from caves and pits on Mt. Biokovo, Dalmatia, Croatia). The name is regarded as a feminine noun.

Type species

Biokoviella mauriesi Mršić, 1992 , by monotypy.

Diagnosis

This genus clearly differs from all other anthogonids in the presence of one pair of bristle apparatuses in combination with one pair of bristle-clad pseudoflagella on the anterior gonopods, while the posterior gonopods consist of coxal vesicles fused in the form of a medial process and telopodal remnants; without lateral coxal processes.

Etymology

The genus is named after its type locality, Mt. Biokovo.

Included species

Biokoviella mauriesi Mršić, 1992 Biokoviella mosorensis Antić & Dražina sp. nov.