The genus Troglophilus Krauss, 1879 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) in the west Balkans Author Karaman, Ivo Author Hammouti, Nasera Author Pavićević, Dragan Author Kiefer, Andreas Author Horvatović, Mladen Author Seitz, Alfred text Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2011 2011-11-25 163 4 1035 1063 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00738.x journal article 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00738.x 0024-4082 5442323 TROGLOPHILUS BREVICAUDA : US, 1970 Material examined: See Appendix. Diagnosis: Medium to large sized species. Male body length ranges between 14–21 mm ; females, 14.5– 22 mm . Body colour dark brown to light brown marbled, rarely light testaceous. Male tenth tergite distal margin with wide, broadly rounded medial protrusion ( Fig. 12A ), separated by narrow more or less deep incision in two lobes. Female tenth abdominal tergite with slightly shallow excavated margin ( Fig. 12B ). Titillator is well sclerotized, long and slender, arched, and acute at the apex ( Fig. 12C ). Ovipositor elongated and narrow, length ranges between 10.5–13.5 mm; the widest point is in its proximal third ( Fig. 12E ), ventral margin almost straight. Figure 10. A–D, Troglophilus azaropolensis (Lazaropole, Macedonia): A–B, male 15 mm, tenth tergite, dorsal view; C, female 16.5 mm, tenth tergite, dorsal view; D, male 15 mm, phallus with titillator (arrow), dorsal view. Distribution: This species was originally described from the small cave Schelmenloch, south of Vienna, and it is of Dinaric origin. It is distributed from Lombardy and Vienna in the north-west, across Dinarids and Šar-Pindus mountain system, to central Greece in the south-east (Oiti Mt. after Willemse, 1984 ) ( Fig. 13 ). It is completely absent from southern and eastern Serbia , from Bulgaria , and eastern Macedonia . Remarks: Across its distribution range, the species is sympatric with all other species of the genus Troglophilus . At some localities in western Macedonia it occurs sympatrically with T. lazaropolensis and T. zorae sp. nov. By examination of the holotype and specimens collected from the type locality, we concluded that T. bukoviki is a junior synonym of T. cavicola .