Abstract
A new species of the genus Utaxatax (s.s.), U. stolbovi n. sp., is described from theAksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is most similar to the Himalayan U. brahmeri Panesar, 2004. Similarities and morphological differences are discussed.
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