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- Three new hypogean species of the Roncocreagris genus have been discovered in mainland Portugal: R. borgesi, R. gepesi, and R. occidentalis.
- This brings the total number of hypogean Roncocreagris species to nine, with five found in Portugal and four in Spain.
- The study also includes ecological insights and updates on the locations of previously known species.
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Three new hypogean species of the Iberian genus Roncocreagris Mahnert, 1974 are described from mainland Portugal: R. borgesi sp. nov. and R. gepesi sp. nov. from caves in the Sicó massif, and R. occidentalis sp. nov. from caves in the Montejunto and Cesaredas karst plateau. This brings to nine the number of known hypogean species of the mostly Iberian genus Roncocreagris: five from Portugal and four from Spain. Ecological comments and new localities for some of the previously known species are also included.
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