A new giant species of the millipede genus Prionopetalum Attems, 1909 from Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Odontopygidae).
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A new large species of the millipede genus Prionopetalum Attems, 1909, P. nessiae sp. nov. from Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, is described, with SEM imaging and illustrations of relevant taxonomic characters, and mapped. Comments on the significance of sternum 9 in descriptions of Odontopygidae, and on the intrageneric differences in Prionopetalum, are included.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Zootaxa |
| Volume | 4950 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 561-570 |
| ISSN | 1175-5326 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
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