@article{fdi:010070274, title = {{N}ew earthworms from {M}adagascar with key to the {K}ynotus species ({O}ligochaeta: {K}ynotidae)}, author = {{R}azafindrakoto, {M}. and {C}suzdi, {C}. and {J}ames, {S}. and {B}lanchart, {E}ric}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}nvestigation of earthworms collected in {M}adagascar resulted in the discovery of two new species belonging to the endemic family {K}ynotidae: {K}ynotus sihanakus and {K}ynotus sakafotsy spp. nov. {I}n addition to the description of both new species, {K}ynotus voeltzkowi {M}ichaelsen, 1897 and {K}ynotus schistocephalus {M}ichaelsen, 1897 were recorded for the first time after the original description. {DNA} barcoding, provided here for the first time for species of {K}ynotidae, proved to be highly efficient in recognizing {K}ynotus species showing 100% bootstrap support for all the putative species analyzed. {A}n identification key to the {K}ynotus species is provided to facilitate further researches on earthworms of this biodiversity hotspot}, keywords = {{N}ew species ; {B}arcoding ; {B}iodiversity hotspot ; {I}dentification key ; {MADAGASCAR}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{Z}oologischer {A}nzeiger}, volume = {268}, numero = {}, pages = {126--135}, ISSN = {0044-5231}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1016/j.jcz.2016.08.001}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070274}, }