Abstract
Paralovricia gen. n. beroni sp. n., belonging to the new subtribe Lovriciina, is described from two caves in the Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria): Kraypatnata peshtera, near Smilyan Village (Smolyan Municipality) and Snezhanka, near Peshtera Town (Peshtera Municipality). Three currently known genera, Lovricia Pretner, 1979, Neolovricia Lakota, Jalžić & Moravec, 2009 and Paralovricia gen. n. represent a monophyletic unit supported by important synapomorphies that allows to propose the establishment of the new subtribe Lovriciina, characterized by the following characters: last maxillary palpomeres very long and narrow, basal angles of pronotum without seta, elytra without discal setae, elytral umbilicate series of nine pores in which the main pores are the 2nd, 6th and 9th, apical recurrent striole absent and mesotibial apex expanded outward. Its systematic position within the subfamily Trechinae (sensu Lorenz 2005) is discussed and Lovriciina is placed near Anillina. Key to the genera of the subtribe is proposed. Distribution data and zoogeographical hypotheses are discussed.
Highlights
The genera Lovricia Pretner, 1979 and Neolovricia Lakota, Jalžić & Moravec, 2009 are sporadically and restrictedly distributed in Dinaric Alps
Lovricia jalzici Pretner, 1979 is presently known only for a single female specimen from cave Gospodska pećina in the vicinity of the village Cetina (Dinara Mt.); L. aenigmatica Lakota, Mlejnek & Jalžić, 2002, for one male and one female from an unnamed pit near the peak Sveti Jure on the Biokovo Mt., which recently received the name of Lovrićija Jama I (Bedek et al 2006) and for another female from Lovrićija Jama II (Sveti Jure, Biokovo) (Lakota et al 2009); Neolovricia ozimeci Lakota, Jalžić & Moravec, 2009, for one female from cave Špilja u Radinovcima, near Dedići, Rastovac on the massif of Biokovo
Lakota et al (2002), within the description of L. aenigmatica, maintain the same approach, while in the later work concerning the description of the genus Neolovricia (Lakota et al 2009), emphasize some probable relationships of these genera with Anillini
Summary
The genera Lovricia Pretner, 1979 and Neolovricia Lakota, Jalžić & Moravec, 2009 are sporadically and restrictedly distributed in Dinaric Alps. The systematic position of Lovricia, and its related genus Neolovricia, remains controversial.
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