Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016

Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016 View in CoL

Figs 15 View FIGURE 15 , 16B View FIGURE 16 , 17 View FIGURE 17

Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić & Makarov, 2016: 143 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , figs 118–120.

Acanthophorella barjadzei View in CoL in part.— Antić et al. (2023: 64 View Cited Treatment , fig. 21B).

Material examined

Paratype: GEORGIA ● 1 ♀; Ambrolauri Municipality , Racha karst massif, 1 km from village Velevi, Dolabistavi Cave, dark zone; 1170 m a.s.l.; 13 October 2014; Sh. Barjadze leg.; IZB .

Description

Leg pair 2 in females. Coxae with somewhat developed protrusions covered with few nipple like tubercles and setae.

Vulvae ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 ).Almost as wide as long. Operculum (o) well developed, bilobed, with 10 setae (5+5) seate, mesal 1+1 setae longest. Bursa (b) with wide lip, anteriorly covering much of bursa. Valves asymmetric but comparable in size, with 10 setae on mesal and seven setae on lateral valve. Posteriorly with a ear-like lateral lobe.

Note. As already mentioned, Antić et al. (2023) misidentified specimens from Muradi and Nikortsminda Sakinule caves as A. barjadzei and only their figure 21B corresponds to this species. Acanthophorella barjadzei is so far only known from its type locality, the Dolabistavi Cave ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 ).