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Five new species of Exalloniscus Stebbing, 1911 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from China

  • 1. China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
  • 2. Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China

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Exalloniscus Stebbing, 1911 is investigated from China, and eleven species of the genus are now recorded from China. Five of them are described as new: E. duospinatus Li & Jiang, sp. nov., E. curvispinatus Li & Jiang, sp. nov., E. triangulus Li & Jiang, sp. nov., E. tridentatus Li & Jiang, sp. nov. and E. taitii Li & Jiang, sp. nov. A map of China showing the recorded localities of Exalloniscus members is provided.

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