A mountain of millipedes X: Species of Pyrgodesmidae and Cryptodesmidae in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida)
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hree new species of the family Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 from the Udzungwa Mountains
are described: Cryptocorypha geminiramus sp. nov., Cryptocorypha cactifer sp. nov., and Cryptocorypha
exovo sp. nov. Several additional, unidentifi able pyrgodesmids from the Udzungwa Mountains are
recorded. Elythesmus enghoffi Hoffman, 1978 (Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 1880), is recorded from the
East Usambara (type locality), West Usambara, Uluguru, Nguru (Kanga) and Udzungwa Mountains, and
its variation in size and body ring numbers is analyzed. The surface sculpture of pro- and metazonites
is discussed.
are described: Cryptocorypha geminiramus sp. nov., Cryptocorypha cactifer sp. nov., and Cryptocorypha
exovo sp. nov. Several additional, unidentifi able pyrgodesmids from the Udzungwa Mountains are
recorded. Elythesmus enghoffi Hoffman, 1978 (Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 1880), is recorded from the
East Usambara (type locality), West Usambara, Uluguru, Nguru (Kanga) and Udzungwa Mountains, and
its variation in size and body ring numbers is analyzed. The surface sculpture of pro- and metazonites
is discussed.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | European Journal of Taxonomy |
| Vol/bind | 845 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 66-100 |
| ISSN | 2118-9773 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2022 |
ID: 323973995