A new record and mitochondrial identification of Pentias thompsoni Collinge, 1916 (Isopoda, Valvifera, Idoteidae) from the Nanji Islands, China
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Abstract Pentias thompsoni Collinge, 1916 is recorded for the first time from China. The male specimen is described firstly, including the micromorphological characters of penes and appendix masculina. The partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) of the species are also provided for a molecular characterization.