A new species of the harvestmen genus Rilaena (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Turkey

Abstract

A new harvestman species, Rilaena artvinensis sp. n. (Opiliones: Phalangiidae), is described and illustrated based on males collected in north-eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The new species is similar to R. buresi (SilhavATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH ACUTE, 1965) and R. lenkoranica Snegovaya, 2007. The differences between these species are elaborated. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A53452BB-A85D-4BE8-8A6B-D0FC3421AFE3