A new species of the genus Australobius Chamberlin, 1920 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from southwestern China

Authors: zhang, yutong Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.14.e182797 Published: Jan. 1, 2026 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

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Keywords: Chilopoda · Topics: Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy

The genus Australobius Chamberlin, 1920 is a small genus of subfamily Lithobiinae Newport, 1844 within family Lithobiidae Newport, 1844. The World Catalogue of Centipedes currently records 35 species or subspecies for Australobius.A new species Australobius septforaminis sp. nov., is described based on both sexes (four males and two females specimens) from Guanshan, Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Wuxi County, Chongqing, China. A detailed morphological description and illustrations of Australobius septforaminis sp. nov. are provided.

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