A new species of Australobius (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

Abstract

A new species of Australobius Chamberlin, 1920 (Lithobiidae: Lithobiinae), from Jiuzhaigou of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is described as Australobius apicicornis sp. n. The new species is distinguished from two recorded congeneric species from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by having 24 antennal segments, eight ocelli, lacking porodonts, and with accessory claws in 14 legs. A key to the Chinese species of Australobius is presented.