A mountain of millipedes IV: Species of Prionopetalum Attems, 1909 from the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. With notes on "P." fasciatum (Attems, 1896) and a revised species key (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Odontopygidae)
Two species of the genus <em>Prionopetalum</em> Attems, 1909, are recorded from the Udzungwa Mountains: <em>P. asperginis</em> sp. nov. and <em>P. kraepelini</em> (Attems, 1896). <em>Prionopetalum stuhlmanni </em>Attems, 1914 is synonymized under <e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Consortium of European Natural History Museums
2016-07-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Taxonomy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/338 |
| Summary: | Two species of the genus <em>Prionopetalum</em> Attems, 1909, are recorded from the Udzungwa Mountains: <em>P. asperginis</em> sp. nov. and <em>P. kraepelini</em> (Attems, 1896). <em>Prionopetalum stuhlmanni </em>Attems, 1914 is synonymized under <em>P. kraepelini. Odontopyge fasciata</em> Attems, 1896, is transferred from <em>Prionopetalum</em> to <em>Aquattuor </em>Frederiksen, 2013, and new illustrations are given. A new illustrated key to species of <em>Prionopetalum</em> is provided. |
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| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |