Abstract
Hessebius luculentus sp. n. (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae), recently discovered from Shandan County, Zhangye City, Province Gansu, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China, is described. Morphologically it resembles H. jangtseanus (Verhoeff, 1942), but can be easily distinguished from the latter by size of Tömösváry’s organ’s, the morphological characters of a protuberance on the dorsal end of the second article of the female gonopods; and obvious differences in the dorsal plectrotaxy of both the 14th and 15th legs. The main morphological characters and a key to the known Chinese species of genus Hessebius based on adult specimens are presented.
Highlights
Hessebius was originally proposed as a genus in the family Lithobiidae by Verhoeff (1941) to accommodate the species H. kosswigi Verhoeff, 1941 and H. tauricus Verhoeff, 1941 described from Turkey
All specimens were hand-collected under leaf litter or stones
The colour description is based on specimens in 75% ethanol, body length is measured from the anterior margin of the cephalic plate to the posterior end of the postpedal tergite
Summary
Hessebius was originally proposed as a genus in the family Lithobiidae by Verhoeff (1941) to accommodate the species H. kosswigi Verhoeff, 1941 and H. tauricus Verhoeff, 1941 described from Turkey.
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