Geophilus serbicus sp. nov., a new species from the Balkan Peninsula (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae) Author Stojanović, Dalibor Z. Author Mitić, Bojan M. Author Gedged, Amna M. Author Antić, Dragan Ž. Author Makarov, Slobodan E. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-08-23 4658 3 556 570 journal article 25926 10.11646/zootaxa.4658.3.7 d2f7c247-c552-48ae-b4f5-9af4674786bb 1175-5326 3376136 7649EFF2-8908-4193-9D69-84645A36CFCC

TABLE 1. Comparison between Geophilus serbicus sp. nov. and all other European Geophilus species with similar pairs of legs. Presented data from Bonato et al. (2014), original descriptions and available redescriptions (see Discussion).

Species	G. serbicus sp. nov	G. aenariensis Verhoeff, 1942	G. alpinus Meinert, 1870	G. nesiotes Attems, 1903
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Body length (mm)	<19	≤22	≤52 (mostly 15–35)	16
Pairs of legs	♂ 41–45; ♀ 45–47	♂ 47; ♀ 51	43–63 ♂♀	41–43 ♂♀
Antennae/cephalic plate length	ca. 3.5	?	ca. 3	?
Cephalic plate length/width	ca. 1.1–1.2	?	ca. 1	ca. 1
Labrum: lateral part: bristles (presence)	yes	no	yes	yes
Carpophagus pit distinct (presence)	no	yes	yes	yes
First maxillae: lappets (presence)	yes	?	yes	no
Second maxillae: pretarsus (shape)	elongated, pointed	small, curved, apically pointed	stout tubercle with 1–2 apical	subconic, curved, apically
Posterior part of the trunk: pore-fields (presence)	yes	?	tips yes	pointed no
Coxal pores in each coxopleuron (num- ber)	3–7 (usually 4–5)	3–5 (usually 4)	5–10	5–10
Isolated coxal pore in each coxopleuron (presence/position)	yes, same size as other pores, near middle of coxopleuron	no	yes, same size as other pores, near posterior margin of coxo-	no
Anal pores (presence)	yes	no	pleuron yes	yes
Ultimate legs: pretarsus	curved, without accessory spines	?	curved, without accessory spines	curved, without accessory spines
Distribution	central Balkan Peninsula	southern Apennine Peninsula	widespread European species	Crete (Greece)