04609nas a2200241 4500008004100000022002500041245014900066210006900215260001500284300000900299490000800308520382800316653002704144653001104171653002604182653001204208653001404220653002704234653001304261100002004274700002004294856005304314 2011 eng d a1313-2970, 1313-298900aOn some surface structures of potential taxonomic importance in families of the suborders Polydesmidea and Dalodesmidea (Polydesmida, Diplopoda)0 asome surface structures of potential taxonomic importance in fam c20/12/2011 a1-240 v1563 a

Surface structures have rarely been the subject of a comprehensive study in Polydesmida despite their tremendous variety within this order. A number of these peripheral structures are here studied in most families of the suborders Polydesmidea and Dalodesmidea (sensu Hoffman 1980), using scanning electron microscopy. An illustrated description of the surface sculpture of the prozonite, the limbus and the intercalary cuticular micro-scutes on the metazonite is given for the first time for the studied families, together with an account of some other poorly known surface structures. Taken together, these characters allow us to recognize two main groupings of families. The families Ammodesmidae, Cryptodesmidae, Cyrtodesmidae, Haplodesmidae, Oniscodesmidae and Pyrgodesmidae have knobs on the posterior part of the prozonites, a toothed to lobed limbus, and no micro-scutes on the metazonites, wheras the families Fuhrmannodesmidae, Polydesmidae, Dalodesmidae, Macrosternodesmidae, Nearctodesmidae, Opisotretidae and Trichopolydesmidae have no knobs on the posterior part of the prozonites, a spiky or reduced limbus, and intercalary micro-scutes on the metazonites. The results are complemented with literature records and compared with current taxonomic and phylogenetic interpretations of the group.

 

10acuticular micro-scutes10alimbus10ametazonital outgrowth10aozopore10aprozonite10asurface microsculpture10aTaxonomy1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aEnghoff, Henrik uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=225901533nas a2200193 4500008004100000022002500041245014700066210006900213260001500282300001200297490000900309520088200318653001701200653001301217653001201230100002001242700002001262856005701282 2008 eng d a1175-5334, 1175-532600aCylindroiulus mitta n.sp., a new Tunisian millipede (Diplopoda, Julida: Julidae) and notes on the Cylindroiulus distinctus group0 aiCylindroiulus mittai nsp a new Tunisian millipede Diplopoda Jul c14/05/2008 a61–680 v17683 a

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.

Résumé: Cylindroiulus mitta n. sp. est décrit de la région du Cap Bon, nord-est de Tunisie et son appartenance au groupe Nord africain C. distinctus est discutée. Des descriptions des vulves de femelles des autres espèces du groupe sont ici présentées ainsi que des illustrations des gonopodes et des vulves d’autres espèces du genre Cylindroiulus de Tunisie.

10aNorth Africa10aTaxonomy10aTunisia1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aEnghoff, Henrik uhttps://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1768.1.403156nas a2200313 4500008004100000022001400041245015800055210006900213260001500282300000900297490000700306520210200313653000902415653001602424653001402440653001502454653002002469653001302489653005202502653002702554653002802581653004002609653002502649653001502674100003002689700002402719700002002743856007902763 2021 eng d a0136-006X00aOn the collections of Indo-Australian Spirobolida (Diplopoda) kept in the Zoological Museum of the Moscow State University, Russia. 3. Some Rhinocricidae0 acollections of IndoAustralian Spirobolida Diplopoda kept in the  c25/03/2021 a3-270 v303 a

Abstract: Most of the material of the family Rhinocricidae, the largest in the entire order Spirobolida and very common and diverse in Australasia, is treated, being represented in the collections of the Moscow Museum from the southwestern Pacific by at least seven species in four genera: Propodobolus, Dinematocricus, Eurhinocricus, and Salpidobolus. All these species are described and illustrated, but most of their identifications are only provisional because rhinocricid taxonomy is still generally chaotic, especially confused in the region we consider here. The genus Eurhinocricus is new to the fauna of Fiji. Lectotype designation is made for E. saipanus Verhoeff, 1937 from Saipan (= Guam), Marianas, Micronesia.

РЕЗЮМЕ: Обработано большинство материала по семейству Rhinocricidae, самому крупному во всем отряде Spirobolida и очень обычному и разнообразному в Австралазии. Оно представлено в коллекциях одного лишь московского музея из юговосточной части Тихого океана по крайней мере семью видами из четырех родов: Propodobolus, Dinematocricus, Eurhinocricus и Salpidobolus. Все эти виды описаны и снабжены иллюстрациями, но большинство из них определены лишь предварительно, потому что таксономия семейства хаотична вообще и особенно запутана в данном районе в частности. Род Eurhinocricus — новый для фауны Фиджи. Для вида E. saipanus Verhoeff, 1937 с острова Сайпан (= Гуам) (Марианские острова, Микронезия) выделен лектотип.

10aFiji10aiconography10amillipede10aNew Guinea10aSolomon Islands10aTaxonomy10aдвупарноногие многоножки10aиконография10aНовая Гвинея10aСоломоновы острова10aтаксономия10aФиджи1 aGolovatch, Sergei, Ilyich1 aMauriès, Jean-Paul1 aAkkari, Nesrine uhttps://kmkjournals.com/journals/AS/AS_Index_Volumes/AS_30/AS_30_1_003_02702281nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245021200055210006900267260001500336300001200351490000800363520143500371653001201806653001401818653001701832653002201849100002201871700001901893700002001912700001901932700002201951856006601973 2019 eng d a0024-408200aInside the head of a cybertype – three-dimensional reconstruction of the head muscles of Ommatoiulus avatar (Diplopoda: Juliformia: Julidae) reveals insights into the feeding movements of Juliformia0 aInside the head of a cybertype threedimensional reconstruction o c28/11/2019 a954-9750 v1883 a

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.

10aanatomy10abehaviour10abiomechanics10afeeding behaviour1 aNaumann, Benjamin1 aReip, Hans, S.1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aNeubert, David1 aHammel, Jörg, U. uhttps://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/188/4/954/564458802706nas a2200301 4500008004100000022001400041245024000055210006900295260001500364300001200379490000700391520161100398653001402009653001402023653001502037653001602052653002002068653001302088653002302101653005202124653002802176653002202204653002502226100003002251700002402281700002002305856007902325 2020 eng d a0136-006X00aOn the collections of Indo-Australian Spirobolida (Diplopoda) kept in the Zoological Museum of the Moscow State University, Russia. 2. Two new species of Spirobolellus Pocock, 1894 from islands off Papua New Guinea and Australia0 acollections of IndoAustralian Spirobolida Diplopoda kept in the  c15/12/2020 a399-4070 v293 a

Abstract: Two new species of the millipede genus Spirobolellus are described: S. kurtschevae sp.n. from Lou Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea, and S. tschernovi sp.n. from Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Australia. Because the telopodite of the anterior gonopods on the caudal face is swollen and directed not laterad, but mesad, S. tschernovi sp.n. seems to share this peculiar feature only with S. antipodarum (? = S. reischeki). This also allows us to confirm that Desmocricellus Attems, 1953 is a junior subjective synonym of Spirobolellus Pocock, 1894.

РЕЗЮМЕ. Описаны два новых вида диплопод рода Spirobolellus: S. kurtschevae sp.n. с острова Лоу (острова Адмиралтейства, Папуа-Новая Гвинея) и S. tschernovi sp.n. с острова Норфолк (Новый Южный Уэллс, Австралия). Вид Spirobolellus tschernovi sp.n. столь необычен, что, кажется, его вздутый сзади и направленный внутрь, а не вбок телоподит передних гоноподов есть еще только у S. antipodarum (? = S. reischeki). Это одновременно позволяет подтвердить, что Desmocricellus Attems, 1953 — младший субъективный синоним Spirobolellus Pocock, 1894.

10aAustralia10amillipede10aNew Guinea10anew species10aSpirobolellidae10aTaxonomy10aАвстралия10aдвупарноногие многоножки10aНовая Гвинея10aновый вид10aтаксономия1 aGolovatch, Sergei, Ilyich1 aMauriès, Jean-Paul1 aAkkari, Nesrine uhttps://kmkjournals.com/journals/AS/AS_Index_Volumes/AS_29/AS_29_4_399_40703283nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245021000055210006900265260001500334300001200349490000700361520228200368653001402650653001502664653001602679653001702695653001302712653005202725653002802777653002202805653002502827100003002852700002402882700002002906856007902926 2020 eng d a0136-006X00aOn the collections of Indo-Australian Spirobolida (Diplopoda) kept in the Zoological Museum of the Moscow State University, Russia. 1. A new species of Arisemolus Hoffman, 1980 from Papua New Guinea0 acollections of IndoAustralian Spirobolida Diplopoda kept in the  c30/09/2020 a309-3150 v293 a

Abstract: Arisemolus kurtschevae sp.n. is described as the first species of the genus to be reported from mainland (and inland) Papua New Guinea. The new species differs from all three other accepted congeners that range from the Mariana and Caroline islands in Micronesia, through the Bismarck Archipelago and Vanuatu in Melanesia, to western New Guinea, Indonesia, primarily by certain details of gonopodal structure, in particular the considerably longer/higher sternite of the anterior gonopods and the shape of the distal part of the posterior gonopods. New illustrations are provided for both A. tamicus (Attems, 1914) (the type species) and A. ralumensis obscuratus (Attems, 1914), the latter being formally synonymized with A. ralumensis ralumensis, syn.n. Lectotype designation is made for A. tamicus.

РЕЗЮМЕ. Описан новый вид Arisemolus kurtschevae sp.n., первый представитель рода из материковой (и внутренней) части Папуа – Новой Гвинеи. Новый вид отличается от остальных трех принятых видов и распространенных от Марианских и Каролинских островов в Микронезии, архипелагов Бисмарка и Вануату в Меланезии до западной части Новой Гвинеи (Индонезия), прежде всего, определенными деталями строения гоноподов, в особенности значительно более длинным/высоким стернитом передних гоноподов и формой дистальной части задних гоноподов. Представлены новые иллюстрации как для A. tamicus (Attems, 1914) (типовой вид), так и для A. ralumensis obscuratus (Attems, 1914), притом последний подвид формально сведен в синонимы к A. ralumensis ralumensis, syn.n. Для A. tamicus установлен лектотип.

10amillipede10aNew Guinea10anew species10aPachybolidae10aTaxonomy10aдвупарноногие многоножки10aНовая Гвинея10aновый вид10aтаксономия1 aGolovatch, Sergei, Ilyich1 aMauriès, Jean-Paul1 aAkkari, Nesrine uhttps://kmkjournals.com/journals/AS/AS_Index_Volumes/AS_29/AS_29_3_309_31501661nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245012600055210006900181260001500250300000900265490000800274520092200282653001601204653001901220653001301239100002401252700002001276700002001296700002201316700002001338856007301358 2020 eng d a2118-977300aA strikingly coloured new giant millipede from Vietnam has copycat in Borneo (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Harpagophoridae)0 astrikingly coloured new giant millipede from Vietnam has copycat c20/10/2020 a1-150 v7223 a

A new giant species of the subfamily Rhynchoproctinae with strikingly bi-coloured, red-yellow legs contrasting with a black body is described: Alienostreptus bicoloripes sp. nov. from Vietnam. The new species is assigned to the genus Alienostreptus Pimvichai, Enghoff & Panha, 2010 hitherto comprising one species, A. alienus (Attems, 1936), and differing from other rhynchoproctine genera by having the femoral spine duplicated. Species of this genus share three synapomorphic characters of the subfamily, viz (1) anterior coxal fold forms deep concavity in posterior view, (2) posterior coxal fold very low, and (3) posterior coxal fold with mesal flap. A superficially very similar colourful species from Borneo, also with bi-coloured legs but clearly not belonging to Alienostreptus due to the position of ventral soft pads on male legs, is documented based on photographs.

10anew species10aSoutheast Asia10aTaxonomy1 aPimvichai, Piyatida1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aSemenyuk, Irina1 aConstant, Jerôme1 aEnghoff, Henrik uhttps://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/112901434nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245010500055210006900160260001500229300001200244490000900256520073200265653001100997653001401008653001801022653001701040653001301057100002401070700002001094700002401114856006601138 2020 eng d a1175-532600aOn the identity of the centipede Sogona cyclareata Attems, 1947 (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae)0 aidentity of the centipede iSogona cyclareatai Attems 1947 Geophi c18/09/2020 a571-5770 v48523 a

The type material of Sogona cyclareata Attems, 1947 is revised. The syntype shares characters with representatives of the family Schendylidae and not the Geophilidae to which it is currently assigned. The species has the claw of the second maxillae pectinate and the labrum not divided into median and lateral portions. Sogona cyclareata presents also characters of the genus Schendylops Cook, 1899 such as the presence of two pores in each coxopleuron, ultimate legs without claws, and the arrangement of the sternal pores-fields. No Schendylops species known to date has the characters of S. cyclareata, so we propose the new combination Schendylops cyclareatus.

10aBrazil10aChilopoda10ageophilomorph10aSchendylidae10aTaxonomy1 aFonseca, Régia, MP1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aChagas-Jr, Amazonas uhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4852.5.503024nas a2200325 4500008004100000022001400041245025200055210007100307260001500378300000900393490000900402520192200411653001902333653002202352653002302374653002402397653002502421653002302446653001502469653001502484653001902499653000802518653001302526653001302539653001602552653002002568100002402588700002002612856006602632 2020 eng d a1175-532600aHaasea Verhoeff, 1895—a genus of tumultuous history and chaotic records—redefinition, revision of taxonomy and geographic distributions, with descriptions of two new species from Austria and Serbia (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Haaseidae)0 aiHaaseai Verhoeff 1895—a genus of tumultuous history and chaotic c16/06/2020 a1-770 v47983 a

In this paper we revise the chordeumatidan genus Haasea Verhoeff, 1895 for the first time and describe two new species viz., H. gruberi sp. nov. and H. makarovi sp. nov. discovered in Austria and Serbia, respectively. A new terminology is proposed to standardize the description of the gonopod structures in the genus. Type material obtained from several institutions was examined and documented herein, whereby lectotypes are designated. We clarified the taxonomic status of a few taxa and consider the species H. norica (Verhoeff, 1913) and H. guidononveilleri Makarov, 2008 as a junior subjective synonyms of H. cyanopida (Attems, 1903) and H. vidinensis (Strasser, 1973a), respectively. The following subspecies or varieties, viz., Orobainosoma filicis ossiacum Verhoeff, 1939b, Orobainosoma flavescens vornatscheri Verhoeff, 1935, Orobainosoma hungaricum orientale Tabacaru, 1965, and Orobainosoma inflatum var. aspidiorum Verhoeff, 1929 are here regarded as junior subjective synonyms of their nominal taxa. The taxonomic relationships within the genus Haasea are discussed and an identification key to its 17 species is presented, based on number of body segments and gonopod structures.

                Maps showing species occurences based on historical and recent records are presented to understand their respective geographic ranges. H. flavescens is now deleted from the list of species in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Italy as these records were based on misidentified material. H. inflata is deleted from the fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whereas H. hungarica is newly recorded from Austria, Serbia and Slovenia.

10aCentral Europe10adistribution maps10agonopod structures10aH. gruberi sp. nov.10aH. makarovi sp. nov.10aidentification key10alectotypes10amillipedes10anew synonymies10aSEM10aTaxonomy10athe Alps10athe Balkans10athe Carpathians1 aAntić, Dragan, Ž.1 aAkkari, Nesrine uhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4798.1.101767nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245015600055210006900211260001500280300000900295490000900304520098300313653001801296653003201314653001301346653002801359653001601387653001901403100001901422700001701441700002001458856004701478 2020 eng d a1313-298900aFive million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania0 aFive million years in the darkness A new troglomorphic species o c16/12/2020 a1-260 v10043 a

A new species of Cryptops Leach, 1814, C. speleorex sp. nov., is described from Movile Cave, Dobrogea, Romania. The cave is remarkable for its unique ecosystem entirely dependent on methane- and sulfur-oxidising bacteria. Until now, the cave was thought to be inhabited by the epigean species C. anomalans, which is widespread in Europe. Despite its resemblance to C. anomalans, the new species is well-defined morphologically and molecularly based on two mitochondrial (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I COI and 16S rDNA) and one nuclear (28S rDNA) markers. Cryptops speleorex sp. nov. shows a number of troglomorphic traits such as a generally large body and elongated appendages and spiracles, higher number of coxal pores and saw teeth on the tibia of the ultimate leg. With this record, the number of endemic species known from the Movile Cave reaches 35, which ranks it as one of the most species-rich caves in the world.

10aBiospeleology10aCryptops speleorex sp. nov.10aDobrogea10amolecular phylogenetics10anew species10atroglomorphism1 aVahtera, Varpu1 aStoev, Pavel1 aAkkari, Nesrine uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/58537/00495nas a2200133 4500008004100000245010700041210006900148260000900217490000700226100002000233700002000253700002400273856006400297 2014 eng d00aSegmentation of the millipede trunk as suggested by a homeotic mutant with six extra pairs of gonopods0 aSegmentation of the millipede trunk as suggested by a homeotic m c20140 v111 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aEnghoff, Henrik1 aMinelli, Alessandro uhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1742-9994-11-6.pdf00636nas a2200169 4500008004100000020001400041245016900055210006900224260001400293300001300307490000700320100002000327700002000347700002400367700002300391856005200414 2015 en d a1932-620300aA New Dimension in Documenting New Species: High-Detail Imaging for Myriapod Taxonomy and First 3D Cybertype of a New Millipede Species (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae)0 aNew Dimension in Documenting New Species HighDetail Imaging for  c2015-8-26 ae01352430 v101 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aEnghoff, Henrik1 aMetscher, Brian, D.1 aEvans, Alistair, R uhttp://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.013524300729nas a2200169 4500008004100000020002500041245026000066210006900326260001500395300000900410490000800419100002000427700002300447700002000470700001700490856005200507 2013 eng d a1313-2970, 1313-298900aRevolving SEM images visualising 3D taxonomic characters: application to six species of the millipede genus Ommatoiulus Latzel, 1884, with description of seven new species and an interactive key to the Tunisian members of the genus (Diplopoda, Juli0 aRevolving SEM images visualising 3D taxonomic characters applica c2013-09-03 a5-450 v3281 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aCheung, David, K-B1 aEnghoff, Henrik1 aStoev, Pavel uhttp://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=361002137nas a2200193 4500008004100000020001400041245018700055210006900242260001500311300001000326490000800336520144100344100002001785700002001805700002701825700002701852700001701879856004701896 2017 en d a1313-297000aA new cave centipede from Croatia, Eupolybothrus liburnicus sp. n., with notes on the subgenus Schizopolybothrus Verhoeff, 1934 (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)0 anew cave centipede from Croatia iEupolybothrus liburnicusi sp n  c01/08/2017 a11-430 v6873 a

A new species of Eupolybothrus Verhoeff, 1907 discovered in caves of Velebit Mountain in Croatia is described. E. liburnicus sp. n. exhibits a few morphological differences from its most similar congeners, all of which are attributed to the subgenus Schizopolybothrus Verhoeff, 1934, and two approaches to species delimitation using the COI barcode region identify it as distinct from the closely allied E. cavernicolus Stoev & Komerički, 2013. E. spiniger (Latzel, 1888) is redescribed and a lectotype is designated for it as well as E. caesar (Verhoeff, 1899) to stabilize their respective taxonomic status. The subspecies E. acherontis wardaranus Verhoeff, 1937, previously suspected to be a synonym of E. caesar (Verhoeff, 1899), is redescribed and its taxonomy revised after the study of type material whereas the identity of E. acherontis (Verhoeff, 1900) described from a female from southwest Trebinje (Bosnia and Herzegovina) remains unknown. Type material of E. stygis (Folkmanova, 1940) is confirmed to be lost and future designation of neotypes from topotypic specimens is necessary to stabilize its taxonomy. The importance of setal arrangement on the intermediate and 14th tergites and the sexual modifications on the male 15th prefemur for species identification is discussed in the light of present findings, and a review of the species of E. (Schizopolybothrus) that display these traits is also provided.

1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aKomerički, Ana1 aWeigand, Alexander, M.1 aEdgecombe, Gregory, D.1 aStoev, Pavel uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/13844/01123nas a2200157 4500008004100000020002500041245014100066210006900207260001500276300001100291490000600302520056400308100002000872700002300892856005000915 2018 en d a1314-2828, 1314-283600aTwo centipedes new to the fauna of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) and notes on the Lithobiomorpha of the island (Chilopoda, Myriapoda)0 aTwo centipedes new to the fauna of La Palma Canary Islands Spain c2018-07-11 ae267460 v63 a

Recent collecting on the island of La Palma has yielded two new records, Lithobius ( Monotarsobius) crassipesoides and Lithobius (Lithobius) melanops, the former also being new to the Canary Islands and is recorded for the first time after its recent description. We additionally provide species records for the lithobiomorph species of the island, with new locality data and a distribution map based on recent and literature records. We update the checklist of the lithobiomorph species of the Canaries and document all the newly collected species.

1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aGanske, Anne-Sarah uhttps://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2674601793nas a2200181 4500008004100000020001400041245013900055210006900194260001500263300001300278490000700291520115200298100002001450700002301470700002001493700002001513856007801533 2018 en d a1932-620300aNew avatars for Myriapods: Complete 3D morphology of type specimens transcends conventional species description (Myriapoda, Chilopoda)0 aNew avatars for Myriapods Complete 3D morphology of type specime c03.07.2018 ae02001580 v133 a

We present high-resolution X-ray microtomography (microCT) to enhance the standard morphological description of a recently described centipede, Eupolybothrus liburnicus Akkari, Komerički, Weigand, Edgecombe and Stoev, 2017. The 3D images of the holotype and paratype specimens are considered here as cybertypes for the species–a universal and virtual representation of the type material. This ‘avatar’ of the holotype is the first published male centipede cybertype. The microtomographic data of both types revealed further characters of systematic value and allowed us to hypothesise on the function of some of the male secondary structures and the mating behaviour of the species. Additionally, we compared part of the female reproductive system of E. liburnicus to species from the same genus, including E. cavernicolus Stoev & Komerički 2013, its closest congener. The high-resolution 3D image data have been uploaded to an open repository (MorphoSource.org) to serve in any subsequent study on the species and genus, as we believe this would catalyse biosystematic research on this and other arthropod groups.

1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aGanske, Anne-Sarah1 aKomerički, Ana1 aMetscher, Brian uhttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.020015802587nas a2200277 4500008004100000022002500041245011500066210006900181260001500250300001100265490000600276520178600282653001802068653001302086653001202099653002302111653001002134653001002144653001502154653001602169653001202185100002002197700001702217700002202234856005302256 2008 eng d a1313-2970, 1313-298900aThe scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) of Tunisia: taxonomy, distribution and habitats0 ascolopendromorph centipedes Chilopoda Scolopendromorpha of Tunis c16/09/2008 a77-1020 v33 a

The present paper provides a review of the composition, distribution and habitat preferences of the scolopendromorph centipedes of Tunisia. Five (sub-)genera and 8 (sub-)species have hitherto been reported from the country, of which two are of uncertain status. After a study of significant amount of new material collected in the period 2003-2008, 6 species, namely Scolopendra canidens Newport, 1844, S. morsitans Linnaeus, 1758, Cormocephalus gervaisianus (C.L. Koch, 1841), Otostigmus spinicaudus (Newport, 1844), Cryptops punicus Silvestri, 1896 and C. trisulcatus Brölemann, 1902, were found in the country. New illustrations and, where appropriate, brief descriptions of the species are given, along with an identification key for the Tunisian scolopendromorphs. Cryptops anomalans Newport 1844, Scolopendra oraniensis Lucas, 1846 and S. cingulata Latreille, 1829 are excluded from the country’s list since all previous records are most likely based on misidentifications. Cryptops trisulcatus and C. punicus are recorded for the first time from Tunisia and Libya, respectively. The taxonomic position of C. punicus is discussed and the species is transferred from the subgenus Trigonocryptops to Cryptops. Scolopendra morsitans scopoliana is synonymised under S. morsitans. S. canidens, O. spinicaudus and C. punicus are well adapted to arid and semidesert biotopes and have much wider ranges compared to the other three species which are restricted to the northern, more humid parts of the country. S. canidens is the only myriapod in Tunisia found in a pure sandy desert.

10aCormocephalus10aCryptops10adeserts10aidentification key10aLibya10aoases10aOtostigmus10aScolopendra10aTunisia1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aStoev, Pavel1 aLewis, John, G.E. uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=195202589nas a2200181 4500008004100000022001400041245013500055210006900190260001500259300000900274520195400283100002502237700001902262700002102281700002702302700002002329856005802349 2020 eng d a0748-300700aPhylogeny of Lithobiidae Newport, 1844, with emphasis on the megadiverse genus Lithobius Leach, 1814 (Myriapoda, Chilopoda)0 aPhylogeny of Lithobiidae Newport 1844 with emphasis on the megad c04/11/2020 a1-233 a

Phylogenetic analyses based on molecular and morphological data were conducted to shed light on relationships within the mostly Palaearctic/Oriental centipede family Lithobiidae, with a particular focus on the Palaearctic genus Lithobius Leach, 1814 (Lithobiidae, Lithobiomorpha), which contains >500 species and subspecies. Previous studies based on morphological data resolved Lithobius as nonmonophyletic, but molecular‐based phylogenetic analyses have until now sampled few species. To elucidate species inter‐relationships of the genus, test the validity of its classification into subgenera, and infer its relationships with other Lithobiidae, we obtained molecular data (nuclear markers: 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA; mitochondrial markers: 16S rRNA, COI) and 61 morphological characters for 44 species of Lithobius representing four of its eight subgenera and nine other representatives of Lithobiidae. The data were analyzed phylogenetically using maximum‐likelihood, parsimony and Bayesian inference. This study suggests that (i) a close relationship between L. giganteus and the pterygotergine Disphaerobius loricatus highlighted in recent morphological analyses is also strongly supported by molecular data, and Pterygoterginae is formally synonymized with Lithobiinae; (ii) the Oriental/Australian genus Australobius is consistently resolved as sister group to all other sampled Lithobiidae by the molecular and combined data; (iii) the subfamily Ethopolyinae may be paraphyletic; (iv) the genus Lithobius is nonmonophyletic; (v) the subgenera Lithobius, Sigibius and Monotarsobius are nonmonophyletic and should not be used in future taxonomic studies; and (vi) there are instances of cryptic species and cases in which subspecies should be elevated to full species status, as identified for some European taxa within Lithobius.

1 aGanske, Anne‐Sarah1 aVahtera, Varpu1 aDányi, László1 aEdgecombe, Gregory, D.1 aAkkari, Nesrine uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cla.1243101220nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245011700055210006900172260001500241300001000256490000800266520052200274653001800796653001600814653002800830100002700858700002000885700002800905700002200933856004700955 2020 eng d a1313-298900aA troglobitic species of the centipede Cryptops (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from northwestern Botswana0 atroglobitic species of the centipede iCryptopsi Chilopoda Scolop c22/10/2020 a25-400 v9773 a

A new species of Cryptops, C. (Cryptops) legagus sp. nov., occurs in caves in the Koanaka and Gcwihaba Hills in northwestern Botswana. Bayesian molecular phylogenetics using 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, 16S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I corroborates a morphological assignment to the subgenus Cryptops and closest affinities to southern temperate species in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The new species is not conspicuously modified as a troglomorph.

10aBiospeleology10aCryptopidae10amolecular phylogenetics1 aEdgecombe, Gregory, D.1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aNetherlands, Edward, C.1 aPreez, Gerhard, D uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/57088/01405nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245016500055210006900220260001600289300001200305490000900317520050100326653001600827653001900843653001000862653001300872653001900885100002000904700002300924700002500947700002000972856017100992 2018 eng d a1175-532600aOut of the dark void: Ommatoiulus longicornis n. sp., a new julid from Spain (Diplopoda, Julida) with notes on some troglobiomorphic traits in millipedes0 aOut of the dark void iOmmatoiulus longicornisi n sp a new julid  cMay-05-2019 a415-4290 v44203 a

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.

10anew species10aSchizophyllini10aSpain10aTaxonomy10atroglomorphism1 aAkkari, Nesrine1 aGilgado, José, D.1 aOrtuño, Vicente, M.1 aEnghoff, Henrik uhttps://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4420.3https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4420.3.7https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/viewFile/38811/33160