title: Lithobius (Monotarsobius) zhangi sp. n., a new species from Eastern China (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae).
abstract: Lithobius (Monotarsobius) zhangisp. n. (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae), recently discovered from Nanshan Park, Yantai City, Shandong Province, and Wuyishan County, Nanping City, Fujian Province, from China, is described. Morphologically it resembles Lithobius (Monotarsobius) songi Pei, Ma, Shi, Wu, Zhou, 2011 from Province Hebei, China, but can be readily distinguished from the latter by antennae composed of 15+15-19+19 articles versus 19+19-21+21 articles, terminal claw of female gonopods inner tooth broader than the outer vs dorsal and ventral tooth about same in size, ventral plectrotaxy 01320, dorsal plectrotaxy 10210 in the 14th legs, 01210 and 10200 respectively in Lithobius (Monotarsobius) songi. A key to the Lithobius (Monotarsobius) species of China and Korea is presented.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Research Office, Hengshui University, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Huiqin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Hengshui University, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Sujian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Hengshui University, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaojie
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Hengshui University, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Tiegang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhu
keywords: China; Lithobiidae; Lithobius (Monotarsobius) zhangi; Shandong Province; identification key