title: Genus Leptoiulus Verhoeff, 1894 new to the fauna of the Asian part of Russia, with description of a new species from the Altai and its comparison with the European Leptoiulus trilineatus (C.L. Koch, 1847) (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae).
abstract: The diplopod genus Leptoiulus Verhoeff, 1894 is new to the fauna of the Asian part of Russia, due to the discovery of        L. tigirek sp. nov. from the south-western part of the Altai Province, Siberia. A description of the new species and information on its habitats, numbers and locomotor activity as well as comparison with the European Leptoiulus trilineatus (C.L. Koch, 1847) are presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia.; Email: Mikhaljova@biosoil.ru.
authors.forename: Elena V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Mikhaljova
authors.affiliation: Altai State University, Barnaul 656049, Russia.; Email: p.nefediev@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Pavel S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Nefediev
authors.affiliation: Barnaul branch of OJSC "GIPRODORNII", Barnaul 656000, Russia.; Email: j.nefedieva@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Julia S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Nefedieva
authors.affiliation: Altai State University, Barnaul 656049, Russia.; Email: dyachkov793@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Yuri V
authors.initials: YV
authors.lastname: Dyachkov
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D012426:Russia