A redescription of the poorly known cave millipede Skleroprotopus membranipedalis Zhang, 1985 (Diplopoda, Julida, Mongoliulidae), with an overview of the genus Skleroprotopus Attems, 1901

A redescription of the poorly known cave millipede Skleroprotopus membranipedalis Zhang, 1985 (Diplopoda, Julida, Mongoliulidae), with an overview of the genus Skleroprotopus Attems, 1901

We redescribe the poorly known Chinese millipede Skleroprotopus membranipedalis Zhang, 1985 recorded from Shi-Hua (Stone Flower) Cave, Fangshan County, Beijing. The species’ original description is in Chinese in an obscure outlet which significantly hampers its recognition from its congeners. Here,...

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Main Authors:	Boyan Vagalinski, Kaibaryer Meng, Darina Bachvarova, Pavel Stoev
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pensoft Publishers 2018-07-01
Series:	Subterranean Biology
Online Access:	https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=26225

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