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Type: Article
Published: 2014-05-27
Page range: 359–372
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A new hypogean Trechus Clairville (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini) discovered in a non-calcareous Superficial Subterranean Habitat of the Iberian System (Central Spain)

Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida. Facultad de Biología, Química y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad de Alcalá. A.P. 20 Campus Universitario. Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. E-28805.
Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida. Facultad de Biología, Química y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad de Alcalá. A.P. 20 Campus Universitario. Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. E-28805.
Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida. Facultad de Biología, Química y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad de Alcalá. A.P. 20 Campus Universitario. Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. E-28805.
Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida. Facultad de Biología, Química y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad de Alcalá. A.P. 20 Campus Universitario. Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. E-28805.
Trechus arrecheai n. sp. Trechus angusticollis-group taxonomy systematics biology Moncayo Massif Iberian Peninsula

Abstract

A new hypogean species of Trechus Clairville, Trechus arrecheai sp. nov., is described from the Iberian Peninsula. It was captured by subterranean pitfall traps in a non-calcareous Superficial Subterranean Habitat from the Moncayo Massif (Zaragoza, Spain). Data on the accompanying fauna are provided and the biogeographical implications of this discovery are discussed. A synthesis of the data about the known distribution of the Trechus angusticollis species group is provided.

How to Cite

Ortuño, V.M., Cuesta, E., Gilgado, J.D. & Ledesma, E. (2014) A new hypogean Trechus Clairville (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini) discovered in a non-calcareous Superficial Subterranean Habitat of the Iberian System (Central Spain). Zootaxa, 3802 (3), 359–372. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3802.3.5