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Issue: Vol. 5360 No. 3: 27 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.6
Page range: 429-436
Abstract views: 199
PDF downloaded: 12

Two new species of Phalangium (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Turkey

Gümüshane University; Vocational School of Health Services; Department of Medical Services and Techniques; Gümüshane; Turkey
Hakkari University; Vocational School of Health Services; Department of Medical Services and Techniques; Hakkari; Turkey
Gümüshane University; Siran Vocational High School; Gümüshane; Turkey
Opiliones description Hakkari harvestmen new species

Abstract

Two new harvestmen species, Phalangium nalanae sp. n. and Phalangium taylani sp. n., are described, diagnosed and illustrated based on male material from Hakkari Province, Turkey. Also, the differences between two new species and similar species of the genus Phalangium are discussed.

 

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