Three new cavernicolous species of the millipede genus Trichopeltis Pocock, 1894 from southern China (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Cryptodesmidae)

Authors: Liu, Wei-Xin Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.710.20025 Published: Jan. 1, 2017 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Trichopeltis · Topics: Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

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Three new species of Trichopeltis are described from caves in southern China: T. bellus sp. n., T. intricatus sp. n., and T. reflexus sp. n., all presumed troglobites. The former two come from Yunnan Province, the latter one from Hunan Province. An updated key to all eleven currently known species of Trichopeltis is provided.

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