Niphargus lakusici Karaman G.S., 2017

Published records: Karaman G.S. (2017a).

Distribution: Endemic to Greece: Crete Island (KR).

Type material: Holotype: male 4 mm, S-6557= Crete Island: Pyrgos, May, 1981, 1 exp, (leg. G. Pesce),. Examined material: male juv. 3.5 mm, S-6557= Crete Island: Pyrgos, May, 1981, 1 exp, (leg. G. Pesce),. Holotype deposited in KCPM .

Remarks: This species shows some morphological similarities with N. karkabounasi from Central Greece (Karaman G.S. 2017a). The description of the species is based on specimens that have been collected by Pesce on May 1981) near Tymbaki, in Crete.

Etymology: This species is dedicated to the deceased botanist Prof. Dr. Radomir Lakušić from Sarajevo, Bos- nia and Herzegovina, for his excellent studies of the flora and vegetation of the Balkan Peninsula.