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The first native Pyrgodesmidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) from Australia
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posted on 2023-05-19, 04:41 authored by Mesibov, RThree new genera and six new species of Pyrgodesmidae are described from Queensland: Asticopyrgodesmus gen. n., containing Asticopyrgodesmus lamingtonensis sp. n. and Asticopyrgodesmus maiala sp. n. (type species); Nephopyrgodesmus gen. n., with Nephopyrgodesmus eungella sp. n. (type and only species); and Notopyrgodesmus gen. n., with Notopyrgodesmus kulla sp. n. (type species), Notopyrgodesmus lanosus sp. n. and Notopyrgodesmus weiri sp. n. Localities and specimen data are given in an Appendix for undescribed Australian Pyrgodesmidae occurring in wet forests from the Northern Territory south to New South Wales, and on Lord Howe Island.
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Publication title
ZooKeysVolume
217Pagination
63-85ISSN
1313-2989Publisher
Pensoft PublishersPlace of publication
Sofia, BulgariaRights statement
Copright 2012 Robert Mesibov. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Repository Status
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