Liu Xiaoshuang, Li Yixuan, Di Zhiyong
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China Hebei University Baoding China.
Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China Hebei University Baoding China.
Zookeys. 2022 Mar 4;1088:41-52. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1088.77703. eCollection 2022.
Otostigmus (O.) lewisiSong et al., 2005 was described from sub-adult specimens from Jiacha County (Xizang, China), but was synonymized by Lewis (2010) with the Nepalese species O. (O.) beroni Lewis, 2001. The latter was also recorded from Jilong County (Xizang, China) by Song et al. (2005). Following a comparison of O. (O.) beroni from Jilong County with new materials of O. (O.) lewisi from Jiacha County, we reaffirm that O. (O.) lewisi is a valid species.
耳孔蜈蚣属(Otostigmus)的刘易斯耳孔蜈蚣(Otostigmus (O.) lewisi)由宋等人于2005年依据采自中国西藏加查县的亚成体标本进行描述,但刘易斯在2010年将其同尼泊尔物种贝氏耳孔蜈蚣(Otostigmus (O.) beroni)归为同义种。宋等人于2005年还记录到该物种在中国西藏吉隆县也有分布。在将吉隆县的贝氏耳孔蜈蚣与加查县的刘易斯耳孔蜈蚣新材料进行比较之后,我们再次确认刘易斯耳孔蜈蚣是一个有效物种。