Review of the genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968, with descriptions of five new species from Thailand (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)
The genus Tylopus currently contains 41 species, all keyed and mapped, including five new from northern Thailand: T. bispinosus sp. n., T. grandis sp. n., T. extremus sp. n., T. veliger sp. n. and T. parajeekeli sp. n. Their distributions show clear preponderance to forest dwelling, especially in mo...
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Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2010-12-01
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Summary: | The genus Tylopus currently contains 41 species, all keyed and mapped, including five new from northern Thailand: T. bispinosus sp. n., T. grandis sp. n., T. extremus sp. n., T. veliger sp. n. and T. parajeekeli sp. n. Their distributions show clear preponderance to forest dwelling, especially in montane habitats where up to 9-10 species can coexist per faunule. We still can expect host of further new congeners to be revealed in the future, in particular from poorly or relatively poorly prospected regions such as Laos (only two species recorded), Cambodia (nothing known yet), Vietnam, Myanmar (a few species in each) and southern China (one species only). This alone prevents from any further attempt at a phylogenetic analysis of the genus, this definitely being too premature at this stage. |
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ISSN: | 1313-2989 1313-2970 |