Ayyalonia dimentmani n. g., n. sp. (Ayyaloniini n. trib., chthoniidae, pseudoscorpiones) from a Cave in Israel

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-339

  Curcic B P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Ayyalon Cave; Ayyalonia dimentmani; Ayyaloniini; Chthoniidae; Eastern Mediterranean; Israel; Karst fauna; Middle East; New genus; New species; Troglobite pseudoscorpion

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549109440     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS0803331C     Document Type: Article

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