02012nas a2200205 4500008004100000022002500041245016400066210006900230260001500299300001200314490000900326520131100335653001501646653001501661653001101676653001501687100002301702700002001725856006101745 2022 eng d a1175-5334, 1175-532600aThe millipede family Striariidae Bollman, 1893. VI. Six new genera and thirteen new species from western North America (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Striarioidea)0 amillipede family Striariidae Bollman 1893 VI Six new genera and  c11/11/2022 a501-5310 v52053 a

The following new genera and species of Striariidae are described from the states of California, Oregon and Washington: Nototrisaria ornata n. gen., n. sp., Maraplia napa n. gen., n. sp., Maraplia chico n. gen., n. sp., Maraplia schusteri n. gen., n. sp., Lamparia curryensis n. gen., n. sp., Lamparia bentonensis n. gen., n. sp., Lamparia pratensis n. gen., n. sp., Lamparia millicoma n. gen., n. sp., Rampalia cheathamensis n. gen., n. sp., Plaramia arcata n. gen., n. sp., Plaramia johnsonae n. gen., n. sp., Ralampia complexa n. gen., n. sp., and Ralampia filamentosa n. gen., n. sp.. The new species are all very small millipedes, 5.5 mm or less in length and with two or three ommatidia on each side of the head or blind. The majority have the sixth metazonital crest larger than the other crests and extended horizontally, so that the animals have the general appearance of having paranota. A new key to striariid genera is presented.

10aCalifornia10amillipedes10aOregon10aWashington1 aShear, William, A.1 aMarek, Paul, E. uhttps://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5205.6.101861nas a2200241 4500008004100000022002500041245015600066210006900222260001500291300001100306490000900317520107800326653001501404653001501419653002401434653001501458653001601473653001101489653001501500100002301515700002001538856006101558 2021 eng d a1175-5334, 1175-532600aThree new genera and eighteen new species of miniature polydesmid millipedes from the northwestern United States (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae)0 aThree new genera and eighteen new species of miniature polydesmi c24/05/2021 a81-1260 v49753 a

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.

10aCalifornia10acommensals10agonopod terminology10anew genera10anew species10aOregon10aWashington1 aShear, William, A.1 aMarek, Paul, E. uhttps://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4975.1.301001nas a2200193 4500008004100000022002500041245020000066210006900266260001500335300001200350490000900362520029000371653001600661653001100677100002300688700001900711700002000730856005700750 2022 eng d a1175-5334, 1175-532600aThe millipede family Striariidae Bollman, 1893. IV. Amplaria oedipus, n. sp., with a secondary sexual modification of males unique among millipedes (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Striarioidea)0 amillipede family Striariidae Bollman 1893 IV iAmplaria oedipusi  c10/02/2022 a137-1450 v50993 a

A new species, Amplaria oedipus, is described from Oregon, USA. Males of the new species have greatly inflated pyriform tarsi on the 5th and 6th legpairs, which is a secondary sexual modification previously not known from any other millipede.  

10anew species10aOregon1 aShear, William, A.1 aNosler, Philip1 aMarek, Paul, E. uhttps://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5099.1.701494nas a2200205 4500008004100000022002500041245025500066210006900321260001500390300001200405490000900417520071100426653001001137653001401147653001601161653001101177100002301188700002001211856005701231 2022 eng d a1175-5334, 1175-532600aThe milliped family Striariidae Bollman, 1893. V. Stegostriaria dulcidormus, n. gen., n. sp., Kentrostriaria ohara, n. gen., n. sp., and the convergent evolution of exaggerated metazonital crests (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Striarioidea)0 amilliped family Striariidae Bollman 1893 V iStegostriaria dulcid c04/02/2022 a461-4720 v50943 a

Two new genera and species, Stegostriaria dulcidormus (Trisariinae) and Kentrostriaria ohara (Striariinae), are described from Oregon and Idaho, respectively. The new species are distinct from any other striariids, and indeed from any other chordeumatidan millipedes, in having the second dorsal crests greatly enlarged, giving them a fanciful resemblance to stegosaurid dinosaurs. In spite of this similarity, the two species are so distinct they cannot be accommodated in the same genus or the same subfamily. The exaggerated metazonital crests are therefore attributed to convergent evolution. We present a key to the genera of the family Striariidae.  

10aIdaho10anew genus10anew species10aOregon1 aShear, William, A.1 aMarek, Paul, E. uhttps://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5094.3.501492nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245016700055210006900222260001500291300001200306490000900318520077200327653001501099653001601114653001101130653001301141653001601154653001501170100002301185856006601208 2021 eng d a1175-532600aThe millipede family Striariidae Bollman, 1893. II. New records and species of the genus Amplaria Chamberlin, 1941 (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Striarioidea)0 amillipede family Striariidae Bollman 1893 II New records and spe c14/01/2021 a205-2240 v49083 a

The millipede genus Amplaria Chamberlin, 1941 (senior synonym of Vaferaria Causey, 1958 and Speostriaria Causey, 1960) is endemic to western North America, from Mt. Palomar and San Luis Obispo, California, north to southwestern British Columbia, Canada, and east to northern Idaho. Seven species names are currently assigned to the genus. Below I describe ten additional new species: Amplaria crawfordi, Amplaria fontinalis, Amplaria rykkenae, Amplaria arcata, Amplaria baughi, Amplaria staceyi, Amplaria umatilla, Amplaria cervus, Amplaria mendocino and Amplaria flucticulus, and provide new records of Amplaria nazinta Chamberlin.

10aCalifornia10anew species10aOregon10aStriaria10atroglobites10aWashington1 aShear, William, A. uhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4908.2.303023nas a2200301 4500008004100000022001400041245017400055210006900229260001500298300000900313490000900322520210100331653001202432653001502444653002102459653001502480653001702495653001002512653001102522653001502533653001602548653001102564653001502575100002302590700002302613700002302636856006202659 2020 eng d a1175-532600aThe millipede family Conotylidae in northwestern North America, with a complete bibliography of the family (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Heterochordeumatidea, Conotyloidea)0 amillipede family Conotylidae in northwestern North America with  c19/03/2020 a1-780 v47533 a

The center of diversity for the chordeumatidan millipede family Conotylidae is northwestern North America, where five of six subfamilies and ten of fourteen previously described genera occur; in this paper, seven additional new genera and 33 new species from the region are described. New species in the genus Taiyutyla Chamberlin, 1952 are: Taiyutyla tillamook, Taiyutyla acuphora, and Taiyutyla amicitia; in the genus Bollmanella Chamberlin, 1941: Bollmanella bombus, Bollmanella washingtonensis and Bollmanella leonardi; in the genus Brunsonia Loomis & Schmitt, 1971: Brunsonia pulchra, Brunsonia digitata, Brunsonia wenatchee, Brunsonia chelanoparva, Brunsonia chelanomagna, Brunsonia selwayana and Brunsonia benewah. Vancouvereuma n. gen. is described with the type species Taiyutyla shawi Shear 2004. Calityla n. gen. includes the new species Calityla siskiyou, Calityla ubicki, Calityla trinitaria, Calityla essigi, and Calityla humboldtensis. Ovaskella, n. gen. includes the new species Ovaskella ovaskae and Ovaskella sinuosa. Karagama, n. gen. includes the new species Karagama ladybird. Complicatella, n. gen. includes the new species Complicatella pectenifera and Complicatella neili. Bifurcatella n. gen. includes the new species Bifurcatella olympiana, Bifurcatella hoh, Bifurcatella angulata, Bifurcatella pacifica, Bifurcatella germania, Bifurcatella uniclada, Bifurcatella inflata and Bifurcatella hobo. Loomisiella, n. gen. includes the new species Loomisiella evergreen and Loomisiella pylei. New distribution records are provided for numerous previously described species of conotylids. A complete bibliography of the family Conotylidae of the world is also included.

10aAlberta10aArthropoda10aBritish Columbia10aCalifornia10adescriptions10aIdaho10aNevada10anew genera10anew species10aOregon10aWashington1 aShear, William, A.1 aRichart, Casey, H.1 aWong, Victoria, L. uhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4753.1