A new species of Otostigmus (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) from China, with remarks on the phylogenetic relationships of Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881

Through a combination of morphological and DNA data, a new scolopendrid centipede from southern and southwestern China was revealed: O. tricarinatus sp. nov. The species belong to the politus group but has three sharp tergal keels. Validation of phylogenetic status was performed through molecular an...

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Main Authors: Tian-Yun Chen, Chao Jiang, Lu-Qi Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-06-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/82750/download/pdf/