@article {1597, title = {Cylindroiulus mitta n.sp., a new Tunisian millipede (Diplopoda, Julida: Julidae) and notes on the Cylindroiulus distinctus group}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {1768}, year = {2008}, month = {14/05/2008}, pages = {61{\textendash}68}, abstract = {

Abstract: Cylindroiulus mitta n.sp. is described from Cap Bon, northeastern Tunisia, and its assignment to the North African C. distinctus group is discussed. Descriptions of the female vulvae of other group members are presented, as well as illustrations of gonopods and vulvae of further Cylindroiulus species from Tunisia.

R\ésum\é: Cylindroiulus mitta n. sp. est d\écrit de la r\égion du Cap Bon, nord-est de Tunisie et son appartenance au groupe Nord africain C. distinctus est discut\ée. Des descriptions des vulves de femelles des autres esp\èces du groupe sont ici pr\ésent\ées ainsi que des illustrations des gonopodes et des vulves d\’autres esp\èces du genre Cylindroiulus de Tunisie.

}, keywords = {North Africa, Taxonomy, Tunisia}, issn = {1175-5334, 1175-5326}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1768.1.4}, url = {https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1768.1.4}, author = {Akkari, Nesrine and Enghoff, Henrik} } @article {961, title = {Checklisten der Fauna {\"O}sterreichs, No. 10. Julida (Myriapoda: Diplopoda)}, number = {35}, year = {2020}, month = {10/06/2020}, pages = {i-iii + 1-17}, institution = {Verlag der {\"O}sterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften}, abstract = {

Summary: Currently 73 species from 25 genera and 3 families (Blaniulidae, Julidae, Nemasomatidae) are listed for Austria. Seven of these are classified as exotics, which \– according to current knowledge \– are only known from anthropogenic habitats, representing introduced and/or ephemerous species.

Zusammenfassung: F\ür \Österreich k\önnen insgesamt 73 Arten aus 25 Gattungen und 3 Familien (Blaniulidae, Julidae, Nemasomatidae) gelistet werden. Von diesen 73 Arten werden 7 als Exotika gef\ührt, da sie nur aus anthropogen beeinflussten Habitaten bekannt sind und zum derzeitigen Kenntnisstand als eingeschleppte und/oder ephemere Arten angesehen werden.

}, keywords = {Austria, biodiversity, Blaniulidae, checklist, Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae, Myriapoda, Nemasomatidae}, isbn = {978-3-7001-8607-6}, doi = {10.1553/BiosystEcolSer/Julida}, url = {https://austriaca.at/?arp=0x003b93df}, author = {Bodner, Michaela and Gruber, J{\"u}rgen and Akkari, Nesrine} } @article {960, title = {Inside the head of a cybertype {\textendash} three-dimensional reconstruction of the head muscles of Ommatoiulus avatar (Diplopoda: Juliformia: Julidae) reveals insights into the feeding movements of Juliformia}, journal = {Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society}, volume = {188}, year = {2019}, month = {28/11/2019}, pages = {954-975}, abstract = {

The origin and diversification of the arthropod head is one of the major topics in the field of evolutionary morphology of Arthropoda. Among the major arthropod groups, Myriapoda and, more precisely Diplopoda, are generally poorly studied regarding their head anatomy. However, this group is of pivotal importance to understand the evolutionary functional morphology of the arthropod head. In this study, we investigate the complete musculoskeletal system of the diplopod head with a detailed description of the cephalic anatomy of the recently described species Ommatoiulus avatar. The comparison of our data with the literature on the few other species available show that the morphology of the musculoskeletal system within Juliformia, a subgroup of the Diplopoda, is relatively conservative. Using video recordings of the feeding movements in addition to the anatomical data, we revise the mechanism of the mandibular movements in Juliformia. There was a controversy whether mandibular abduction is an active process, facilitated by contraction of an abductor muscle, or if it is a passive process, mediated by tentorial and gnathochilarial movements not involving a direct abduction by muscular contraction. We show that mandibular abduction in Ommatoiulus is an active movement involving the contraction of an abductor muscle. This is similar to the mandibular abduction in other arthropod groups.

}, keywords = {anatomy, behaviour, biomechanics, feeding behaviour}, issn = {0024-4082}, doi = {10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz109}, url = {https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/188/4/954/5644588}, author = {Naumann, Benjamin and Reip, Hans S. and Akkari, Nesrine and Neubert, David and Hammel, J{\"o}rg U.} } @article {69, title = {Out of the dark void: Ommatoiulus longicornis n. sp., a new julid from Spain (Diplopoda, Julida) with notes on some troglobiomorphic traits in millipedes}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4420}, year = {2018}, month = {May-05-2019}, pages = {415-429}, abstract = {

A new millipede species, Ommatoiulus longicornis n. sp. is described from the subterranean habitat in eastern Spain, and the elongation of its antennae is discussed in relation to the habitat where it dwells. We take the occasion to discuss the elongation of appendages as a troglobiomorphic character in millipedes and shed the light on the various, sometimes controversial, hypotheses that could have led to these modifications in millipedes and other subterranean arthropods.

}, keywords = {new species, Schizophyllini, Spain, Taxonomy, troglomorphism}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4420.310.11646/zootaxa.4420.3.7}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4420.3https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4420.3.7https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/viewFile/38811/33160}, author = {Akkari, Nesrine and Jos{\'e} D. Gilgado and Ortu{\~n}o, Vicente M. and Enghoff, Henrik} }