Subterranean millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Iberian Peninsula

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We present a checklist of subterranean millipedes from the Iberian Peninsula. Among the 16 orders of millipedes present worldwide, nine are represented in the Iberian Peninsula, of which five have troglobiont species: Polyxenida, Glomerida, Polydesmida, Chordeumatida and Julida. Currently, 75 species of troglobiont millipedes are known from the Iberian Peninsula, although only 68 have been described so far. Most of this diversity occurs in Spain, while only seven species are
known from Portugal, two endemic to Gibraltar, and three in the Balearic archipelago. We compiled all of the literature 0and added our own records of the troglobiont millipedes known in the Iberian Peninsula.
Original languageEnglish
JournalZootaxa
Volume4317
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)355-369
Number of pages15
ISSN1175-5326
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Sep 2017

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