Abstract
Two new genera and species of the Diplopoda from Caucasian caves are described: troglobitic Caucasodesmus inexpectatus n.g., n.sp. (family Macrosternodesmidae) from a cave in North Osetia, North Caucasus, and troglophilic Ratcheuma excorne n.g., n.sp. (family Antroleucosomatidae) from a cave in Racha, Georgia, Transcaucasia. Millipedes of the western Caucasian cavernicolous fauna are reviewed as regards their distribution, relationship with caves and zoogeographical connections.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.14.1.5
Recommended Citation
Golovatch, Sergei I..
1985.
Two new genera of cave-dwelling millipedes (Diplopoda), with remarks on the millipede fauna of West Caucasian caves.
International Journal of Speleology,
14: 39-50.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol14/iss1/5
