Golovatch S.I.1, VandenSpiegel D.2 2015. Two new species of the millipede genus Caucasodesmus Golovatch, 1985 from the Crimea, Russia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Trichopolydesmidae) // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.24. No.1: 1–6 [in English].

1 Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospekt 33, Moscow 119071, Russia.

2 Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, B-3480 Tervuren, Belgique.

KEY WORDS: millipede, Caucasodesmus, taxonomy, new species, cave, key, Crimea, Caucasus.

ABSTRACT. A key is given to all four species of the Crimeo-Caucasian genus Caucasodesmus, including two new described from Crimean caves: C. svetlanae sp.n. and C. turbanovi sp.n. The generic diagnosis is slightly emended as well.

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