A new species of Trichopeltis Pocock, 1894 from southern China, with a checklist and a distribution map of Trichopeltis species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Cryptodesmidae)

Authors: Likhitrakarn, Natdanai Countries: Laos, People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.725.22014 Published: Jan. 1, 2017 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

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

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The millipede genus Trichopeltis Pocock, 1894 contains 12 described species including a new species from southern China described here. Trichopeltis sutchariti sp. n. can be distinguished from congeners by its gonopods that are strongly caudolaterally curved and have a prominent, high, curved, densely setose process on each coxa. An updated checklist and a distribution map are provided for all species of the genus.

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