DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRESTRIAL ISOPOD MIRTANA-COSTARICENSIS GEN. ET SP. N. FROM CENTRAL-AMERICA (CRUSTACEA, ISOPODA, ONISCIDEA)

Authors
LEISTIKOW A
Citation
A. Leistikow, DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRESTRIAL ISOPOD MIRTANA-COSTARICENSIS GEN. ET SP. N. FROM CENTRAL-AMERICA (CRUSTACEA, ISOPODA, ONISCIDEA), Studies on neotropical fauna and environment, 32(2), 1997, pp. 118-127
Citations number
12
Journal title
Studies on neotropical fauna and environment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01650521
Volume
32
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
118 - 127
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-0521(1997)32:2<118:DOTTIM>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
An examination of isopod material deposited in the Museum of the the U niversity of Costa Pica, San Pedro, revealed a new genus and species o f terrestrial isopods, Mirtana costaricensis gen. el sp. n. which is d istinguished by its three-articulate antennal flagellum, incurved coxa l plates and prominent neopleurae, while noduli laterales and respirat ory areas on any pleopod are apparently lacking. Despite this unique c ombination characters, a closer relationship to the widely distributed neotropical genus Ischioscia Verhoeff, 1928 call be postulated becaus e of similar structure of mule pereopods I to 2 and pleopod I endopodi te.