On two new cave-dwelling and relict pseudoscorpions of the genus Chthonius C.L. Koch (Chthoniidae, Pseudoscorpiones) from Bosnia

Abstract

The pseudoscorpion sample from a cave in Bosnia has been studied. Two new species have been described herein: Chthonius (Chthonius) protobosniacus n. sp. and C. (C.) kladanjensis n. sp. Both taxa are considered endemic of Bosnia and the Balkan Peninsula. In this paper, diagnostic characters of the analyzed forms are thoroughly described and figured. Taxonomic interrelationship amd geographic distribution are briefly discussed.