Abstract
A new lithobiomorph species, Shikokuobiusaltaicussp. n., is described from the Altai Mountains in southwestern Siberia, Russia. This is the first record of the genus Shikokuobius Shinohara, 1982 in continental Asia, all previous reports being from Japan. The distribution of Shikokuobius is mapped.
Highlights
The family Anopsobiidae Verhoeff, 1907 is currently known to be represented in the Northern Hemisphere by one small and eight monotypic genera: Yobius Chamberlin, 1945 (Utah, USA), Hedinobius Verhoeff, 1934 (Tien Shan, western China), Rhodobius Silvestri, 1932 (Europe), Anopsobiella Attems, 1938 (Vietnam), Shikokuobius Shino-Copyright G.Sh
Krugova (Barnaul, Russia) with her team of volunteers in the Tigirek State Nature Reserve, Altai Province. Both sites are located in the Russian Altais, southwestern Siberia, Russia
Most of the material is currently deposited in the collection of the Zoological Museum of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia (ZMUM), partly shared with the collection of the Perm State University, Perm, Russia (PSU)
Summary
The family Anopsobiidae Verhoeff, 1907 is currently known to be represented in the Northern Hemisphere by one small and eight monotypic genera: Yobius Chamberlin, 1945 (Utah, USA), Hedinobius Verhoeff, 1934 (Tien Shan, western China), Rhodobius Silvestri, 1932 (Europe), Anopsobiella Attems, 1938 (Vietnam), Shikokuobius Shino-Copyright G.Sh.
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