Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)
Two new species of the millipede genus Anamastigona are described, A. cypria sp. nov. and A. strasseri sp. nov., both from the island of Cyprus. The new species are considered to be most similar to A. terraesanctae Golovatch & Makarov, 2011 from Israel, the three of them forming a species group...
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| description | Two new species of the millipede genus Anamastigona are described, A. cypria sp. nov. and A. strasseri sp. nov., both from the island of Cyprus. The new species are considered to be most similar to A. terraesanctae Golovatch & Makarov, 2011 from Israel, the three of them forming a species group which is briefly characterized. An updated key to all 20 recognized species of the genus Anamastigona is provided and a short overview of the taxonomy of the genus is given. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b98d8ccc83e4e78bef21cde020357392022-12-21T20:12:39ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732016-09-01022710.5852/ejt.2016.227233Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)Boyan Vagalinski0Sergei I. Golovatch1Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Yurii Gagarin Street, 1113, SofiaInsitute for Problems of Ecology & Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 33, Moscow 117051Two new species of the millipede genus Anamastigona are described, A. cypria sp. nov. and A. strasseri sp. nov., both from the island of Cyprus. The new species are considered to be most similar to A. terraesanctae Golovatch & Makarov, 2011 from Israel, the three of them forming a species group which is briefly characterized. An updated key to all 20 recognized species of the genus Anamastigona is provided and a short overview of the taxonomy of the genus is given.http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/351millipedestaxonomydistributionendemicssynonyms |
| spellingShingle | Boyan Vagalinski Sergei I. Golovatch Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae) European Journal of Taxonomy millipedes taxonomy distribution endemics synonyms |
| title | Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae) |
| title_full | Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae) |
| title_fullStr | Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae) |
| title_short | Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae) |
| title_sort | two new species of anamastigona from cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus diplopoda chordeumatida anthroleucosomatidae |
| topic | millipedes taxonomy distribution endemics synonyms |
| url | http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/351 |
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