A New Bristletail Species of the Genus Allopsontus Silv. (Microcoryphia, Machilidae) from Western Crimea
Journal: Biology Bulletin
Year: 2024

A new bristletail species, Allopsontus tauricus sp. n., is described from western Crimea. With respect to the external shape of the eyes and the structure of the mandibulae, legs, abdominal sternites, ovipositor, and male parameres, it is most similar to A. europeus (Kaplin, 1983) from southern Crimea. Their main differences are the relative length of the cerci, the color of the eyes, and the shape of the paired ocelli. The structure of the distal part of the antennal flagellum, the chaetotaxy o