Mecogonopodium carpathicum n. sp. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Attemsiidae), a new troglophilic millipede from Slovakia

Mecogononopodium carpathicum n. sp. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Attemsiidae) is proposed for a new millipede from the C ierna hora Mts., Western Carpathians, Slovakia. It represents the first record of the genus Mecogonopodium and the second of the family Attemsiidae for the Carpathian region. Together with Allorhiscosoma sphinx (Verhoeff) they represent endemics for the Western Carpathians, Slovakia. M. carpathicum seems to be stenoendemic, as its occurrence in caves and stony debris is limited to a small area of two neighbouring valleys. Morphology of male and female characters and notes on its ecology are presented.