First record of a representative of the order Palpigradi (Chelicerata: Arachnida) from Serbia

Authors

  • Dragan Antić University of Belgrade—Faculty of Biology, Institute of Zoology, Studentski Trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; Serbian Biospeleological Society, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Ľubomír Kováč Department of Zoology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia

Keywords:

Balkan Peninsula, Cerjanska Cave System, Eukoeneniidae, microwhip scorpions, troglobionts

Abstract

This contribution refers to the first record of the genus Eukoenenia Börner, 1901 (Arachnida: Palpigradi) in Serbia. One adult male was discovered in Provalija Cave, a part of the Cerjanska Cave System, near Niš in eastern Serbia. Based on diagnostic morphological characters, habitat preferences and the distribution of similar taxa, we conclude that it belongs to the Eukoenenia spelaea species complex.

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Published

2025-12-28

How to Cite

Antić, D., & Kováč, Ľubomír. (2025). First record of a representative of the order Palpigradi (Chelicerata: Arachnida) from Serbia. Biologia Serbica, 47(1), 49–53. Retrieved from https://journal.pmf.uns.ac.rs/index.php/biologiaserbica/article/view/220

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 1 (2025): Biologia Serbica

Section

Original paper