美国西北部的三个新微型多板类千足虫属和十八个新种（多足纲，多板目，多板科）。

Three new genera and eighteen new species of miniature polydesmid millipedes from the northwestern United States (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae).

机构信息

Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney VA 23943; present address 1950 Price Drive, Farmville VA 23901..

Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061..

出版信息

Zootaxa. 2021 May 24;4975(1):81126. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4975.1.3.

DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4975.1.3

PMID:34186576

Abstract

Three new genera, Retrorsioides, Rowlandesmus and Benedictesmus, are described and the polydesmid millipede fauna of North America is briefly reviewed with an emphasis on the genera Bidentogon Buckett Gardner, 1968 and Retrorsia Shelley, 2003. Eighteen new species are described: Bidentogon buttensis, Bidentogon norcal, Retrorsia leonardi, Retrorsia benedictae, Retrorsia richarti, Retrorsia gracilis, Retrorsia simplicissima, Retrorsioides castellum, Retrorsioides linnensis, Retrorsioides kittitas, Retrorsioides bammerti, Retrorsioides arboramagna, Rowlandesmus millicoma, Rowlandesmus dentogonopus, Benedictesmus aureua, Benedictesmus ellenae, Benedictesmus yaquina and Benedictesmus timber. Natural history notes and illustrations are provided of putative commensal fungi, nematodes and a mite found on the millipede specimens.

摘要

描述了三个新属，Retrorsioides、Rowlandesmus 和 Benedictesmus，并简要回顾了北美的多足纲千足虫动物区系，重点介绍了 Bidentogon Buckett Gardner，1968 和 Retrorsia Shelley，2003 这两个属。描述了 18 个新物种：Bidentogon buttensis、Bidentogon norcal、Retrorsia leonardi、Retrorsia benedictae、Retrorsia richarti、Retrorsia gracilis、Retrorsia simplicissima、Retrorsioides castellum、Retrorsioides linnensis、Retrorsioides kittitas、Retrorsioides bammerti、Retrorsioides arboramagna、Rowlandesmus millicoma、Rowlandesmus dentogonopus、Benedictesmus aureua、Benedictesmus ellenae、Benedictesmus yaquina 和 Benedictesmus timber。还提供了在千足虫标本上发现的可能共生真菌、线虫和螨虫的自然历史注释和说明。