Revision of the rare centipede genus Sterropristes Attems, 1934, with description of a new species from Thailand (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)

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  • Sawitree Muadsub
  • Chirasak Sutcharit
  • Piyatida Pimvichai
  • Enghoff, Henrik
  • Gregory D. Edgecombe
  • Somsak Panha
The genus Sterropristes Attems, 1934, currently classified in the scolopendrid subfamily Otostigminae and tribe Sterropristini, is revised. The monotypic genus Malaccolabis Verhoeff, 1937, is synonymized with Sterropristes.
Sterropristes sarasinorum Attems, 1934 from Tomohon, Celebes, Indonesia (type species of Sterropristes) and S.metallicus (Verhoeff, 1937) from Penang Hill, Penang, Malaysia (type species of Malaccolabis) are redescribed based on
their type material, together with newly collected topotypes of S. metallicus. Sterropristes violaceus Muadsub and Panha n. sp., found under leaves on islands in the Andaman Sea, south-western Thailand, is described.
Original languageEnglish
JournalZootaxa
Issue number3484
Pages (from-to)35-52
Number of pages18
ISSN1175-5326
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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