Pei Sujian, Lu Yanmin, Liu Haipeng, Hou Xiaojie, Ma Huiqin
School of Life Sciences, Hengshui University, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P. R. China.
Scientific Research Office, Hengshui University, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P. R. China.
Zookeys. 2018 Mar 7(741):203-217. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.741.19980. eCollection 2018.
Lithobius (Ezembius) tetraspinus (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae), recently discovered from Hami City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, NW China, is described. Morphologically this species resembles L. (E.) sibiricus, Gersfeldt, 1858, but is distinguishable by a different coxal pore formula, absence of accessory spurs on leg 15, morphology of the second article of the female gonopod, and legs 14 plectrotaxy. A table of the main morphological characters of Chinese Lithobius (Ezembius) species is presented.
本文描述了最近在中国西北部新疆维吾尔自治区哈密市发现的四刺石蜈蚣(石蜈蚣目:石蜈蚣科)。形态上,该物种与1858年Gersfeldt描述的西伯利亚石蜈蚣相似,但可通过不同的基节孔公式、第15对足无副距、雌性生殖肢第二节的形态以及第14对足的栉齿排列来区分。文中还列出了中国石蜈蚣属(Ezembius)物种主要形态特征的表格。