Review of the Millipede Genus Ophrydesmus Cook, 1896, with the Description of a New Species from Southern Vietnam (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Cryptodesmidae)

Authors

  • SERGEI I. GOLOVATCH Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospekt 33, Moscow 119071, RUSSIA

Keywords:

Diplopoda, Cryptodesmidae, Ophrydesmus, taxonomy, new species, key, Vietnam

Abstract

A new species, Ophrydesmus anichkini n. sp., is described from Nam Cat Tien National Park, Dongnai Province, southern Vietnam; it also represents a new genus for the country. Ophrydesmus is reviewed and rediagnosed, and a provisional key to its 13 species, including putative ones, is given.

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Published

2015-10-01

How to Cite

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GOLOVATCH, S.I. 2015. Review of the Millipede Genus Ophrydesmus Cook, 1896, with the Description of a New Species from Southern Vietnam (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Cryptodesmidae). Tropical Natural History. 15, 2 (Oct. 2015), 155–165.

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2015): October

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Original Articles

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