The first record of the genus Desertoniscus Verhoeff, 1930 (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Agnaridae) from Europe, with the description of a new species 

Abstract

A new woodlouse species, Desertoniscus zaitsevi sp. nov., is described from Kalmykia, Cis-Caspian region of Russia. The diagnostic features of the new species, as well as its affinities within the genus are provided and discussed. The new species is the northwesternmost in Eurasia, expanding the known distribution of this genus into Europe.

A redescription of Desertoniscus linearis (Budde-Lund, 1885) (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Agnaridae) from the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan)

“…The latter two authors also transferred one more species, Protracheoniscus taschkentensis Verhoeff, 1930 to the genus Desertoniscus. The most recently described species, Desertoniscus zaitsevi Gongalsky, 2017, was found in Kalmykia, the south of European Russia [Gongalsky, 2017], the only species outside Asia and Desertoniscus iranensis Bakhshi et Sadeghi, 2023 from Iran [Bakhshi, Sadeghi, 2023].…”

Two new species of the genus Protracheoniscus Verhoeff, 1917 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Agnaridae) from the Lower Volga region

“…During studies of soil fauna in the Lower Volga region, a number of isopod species were recorded. Some of them were new species [Gongalsky, 2017;Gongalsky DIAGNOSIS. The species of Protracheoniscus is characterized by the antennal flagellum with proximal article longer than the distal one; maxillula outer endite bearing 6 teeth; male exopod of pleopod 1 almost round.…”

On the fauna of woodlice (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Sarykum cluster of Dagestan Nature Reserve (Russia)

“…Khisametdinova (2007Khisametdinova ( , 2014 studied the fauna of woodlice of the Rostov Region, and K.B. Gongalsky did so in the Republic of Kalmykia (Gongalsky, 2017;Gongalsky et al, 2018). In addition, G. Kashani is actively studying the fauna of Iran's terrestrial isopods, which led to the emergence of descriptions of new species (Eshaghi et al, 2015;Kashani, Allspach, 2012).…”