Gongalsky K.B.1*, Byzov Ph.S.1,2, Kanatbekov A.-A.A.3, Eshnazarov K.4 2026. Two new species of the terrestrial isopod genus Lucasioides Kwon, 1993 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Agnaridae) from Central Asia // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.35. No.1: 59–69 [in English].
1 Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect, 33, Moscow 119071 Russia.
2 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow 119991 Russia.
3 Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. Razzakov, Mir Avenue, 66, Bishkek, 720044 Kyrgyzstan.
4 Termez State University, Barkamol Avlod Street, 43, Termez, 190111 Uzbekistan.
* corresponding author
K. B. Gongalsky: gongalsky@gmail.com http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-8448
Ph. S. Byzov: byzzovv@list.ru https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2276-983X
A.-A. A. Kanatbekov: aziretkanatbekov1@gmail.com
K. Eshnazarov: karimeshnazarov0@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2181-7506
doi: 10.15298/arthsel.35.1.07
ABSTRACT. Two new species of terrestrial isopods from the family Agnaridae are described: Lucasioides lekarevi sp.n. from the Issyk-Kul Region, eastern Kyrgyzstan, and L. temerevae sp.n. from the Surxondaryo Region, southern Uzbekistan. These are among the westernmost locations for the genus. The diagnostic characters of the new species, as well as their affinities within the genus, are provided and discussed.
KEY WORDS: woodlouse, SEM, morphology, taxonomy, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan.