title: Three new monotypic genera of Trichopolydesmidae from Croatia, Balkan Peninsula (Diplopoda, Polydesmida).
abstract: Three new monotypic genera are described from underground habitats in Croatia: Balkanodesmus biokovensis gen. n., sp. n., Solentanodesmus insularis gen. n., sp. n. and Velebitodesmus cavernicolus gen. n., sp. n. In all three new genera the prefemoral part of the gonopods is orientated transversely to the main body axis, and all three new genera possess numerous metatergal setae arranged in a few transverse irregular rows, a condition observed in several European trichopolydesmids. These three new genera are very close to the genus Verhoeffodesmus. A distribution map and a brief discussion about the relationship with congeners are provided.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 3, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; Email: dragan.antic@bio.bg.ac.rs.
authors.forename: Dragan Ž
authors.initials: DŽ
authors.lastname: Antić
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil Zoology, Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, P.O. Box 300154, 02806 Görlitz, Germany; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Hans S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Reip
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Division of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. Croatian Biospeleological Society, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Tvrtko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dražina
authors.affiliation: Speleological Society "Špiljar", 21000 Split, Croatia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Tonći
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rađa
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 3, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Slobodan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Makarov
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D059552:Caves; D017523:Croatia; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity