Gongalsky K.B.1*, Byzov Ph.S.1,2, Medvedev D.A.1, Poliakov D.I.1, Turbanov I.S.3,4 2025. Two new species of the genus Trachelipus Budde-Lund, 1908 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Trachelipodidae) from the Chechen Republic, Russia // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.34. No.4: 559–576 [in English].
1 A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 33, Moscow 119071 Russia.
2 Moscow Lomonosov State University, Leninskie Gory Str. 1, Moscow 119234 Russia.
3 Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl Region 152742 Russia.
4 T.I. Vyazemsky Karadag Scientific Station – Nature Reserve of the RAS – Branch of A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Nauki Str. 24, Theodosia 298188 Russia.
* Corresponding author
Konstantin Gongalsky: gongalsky@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-8448
Philipp Byzov: byzzovv@list.ru; https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2276-983X
Dmitry Medvedev: medvedevda_tmb@mail.ru; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8560-8186
Daniil Poliakov: iuiuniscus@yandex.ru; https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8278-2186
Ilya Turbanov: turba13@mail.ru; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9441-2791
doi:10.15298/arthsel.34.4.08
ABSTRACT. Two new species of woodlice belonging to the family Trachelipodidae, Trachelipus sulphuricus sp.n. and T. tshetshenicus sp.n. both from the Chechen Republic (northern Caucasus, Russia) are described. Diagnostic features of these species as well as affinities within the genus Trachelipus Budde-Lund, 1908 based on molecular markers COI mtDNA gene are provided (DNA barcoding).
KEY WORDS: DNA barcoding, COI mtDNA, woodlouse, Caucasus, distribution, taxonomy.