00569nam a2200145 4500008004100000050002100041245013900062210006900201250000700270260004900277300001300326490001000339100002200349856005200371 1767 eng d aQH43 .S97 1766x 00aSystema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.0 aSystema naturae per regna tria naturae secundum classes ordines  a12 aStockholmbImpensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii a533-13270 v1 (2)1 aLinnaeus, Carolus uhttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/13724000928nam a2200157 4500008004100000050002100041245013900062210006900201250000700270260004900277300000800326490000600334520035700340100002200697856005100719 1758 eng d aQK91.C58 1758-5900aSystema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.0 aSystema naturae per regna tria naturae secundum classes ordines  a10 aStockholmbImpensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii a8240 v13 a

Recommended citation: Linnaeus, C. (1758): Systema naturæ per Regna Tria naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio decima, reformata. Tomus I. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiæ. 824 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542

1 aLinnaeus, Carolus uhttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/1027701990nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245012300055210006900178260001500247300001200262490000800274520123800282653001701520653001201537653001401549653001801563653001501581100002201596700002001618700001701638700002001655856007301675 2021 eng d a2118-977300aIntegrative description of new giant pill-millipedes from southern Thailand (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Zephroniidae)0 aIntegrative description of new giant pillmillipedes from souther c11/08/2021 a108-1320 v7623 a

Two new species of giant pill-millipedes, Zephronia viridisoma Rosenmejer & Wesener sp. nov. and Sphaerobelum aesculus Rosenmejer & Wesener sp. nov., are described based on museum samples from southern Thailand. Zephronia viridisoma sp. nov. comes from Khao Lak, while the type locality of S. aesculus sp. nov. is on Phuket Island. Both species are described integratively, combining light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, multi-layer photography, micro-CT scans and genetic barcoding. Genetic barcoding was successfully conducted for holotypes of both new species, which could be added to a dataset of all published sequences of the family Zephroniidae, including all described species from Thailand, Laos and Cambodia up to 2020. Genetic barcoding of the COI gene revealed another female of S. aesculus sp. nov., 160 km east of the type locality. Both new species are genetically distant from all other Zephroniidae from Thailand and surrounding countries, showing uncorrected p-distances of 16.8–23.1%. A virtual cybertype of a paratype of Z. viridisoma sp. nov. was created and made publically accessible.

10abiodiversity10aCT scan10acybertype10aDNA barcoding10aSoil fauna1 aRosenmejer, Trine1 aEnghoff, Henrik1 aMoritz, Leif1 aWesener, Thomas uhttps://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/145703013nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245016400055210006900219260001500288300000900303490000800312520227500320653001502595653002102610653001802631653001902649653001102668100002002679700002302699856007302722 2021 eng d a2118-977300aSeven new giant pill-millipede species and numerous new records of the genus Zoosphaerium from Madagascar (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Arthrosphaeridae)0 aSeven new giant pillmillipede species and numerous new records o c06/07/2021 a1-480 v7583 a

Seven new species of the giant pill-millipede genus Zoosphaerium Pocock, 1895 are described from Madagascar: Z. nigrum sp. nov., Z. silens sp. nov., Z. ambatovaky sp. nov., Z. beanka sp. nov., Z. voahangy sp. nov., Z. masoala sp. nov. and Z. spinopiligerum sp. nov. All species are described based on drawings and scanning electron microscopy, while genetic barcoding of the COI gene was successful for six of the seven new species. Additional COI barcode information is provided for the first time for Z. album Wesener, 2009 and Z. libidinosum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897). Zoosphaerium nigrum sp. nov. and Z. silens sp. nov. belong to the Z. libidinosum species-group, Z. ambatovaky sp. nov. to the Z. coquerelianum species-group, Z. beanka sp. nov., Z. voahangy sp. nov. and Z. masoala sp. nov. to the Z. platylabum species-group and Z. spinopiligerum sp. nov. to the Z. piligerum species-group. Updated identification keys are provided for each species-group. Two western dry forest species, Z. silens sp. nov. and Z. voahangy sp. nov. are recorded from two localities, while the other five species are currently only known from their type localities. Of special conservation concern might be Z. ambatovaky sp. nov. from the lowland rainforest fragment of Ambatovaky, a nowadays isolated lowland rainforest, rapidly shrinking due to slash and burn agriculture. In addition to the new species, new locality data is provided for 11 species and numerous unidentifiable species of Zoosphaerium: Z. neptunus (Butler, 1872), Z. platylabum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1902) and Z. piligerum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897) from the central eastern montane forests, as well as Z. ambrense Wesener, 2009, Z. aureum Wesener, 2009, Z. libidinosum, Z. corystoides Wesener, 2009, Z. discolor Wesener, 2009, Z. smaragdinum Wesener, 2009, Z. villosum Wesener & Sierwald, 2005 and Microsphaerotherium anjozorobe Wesener, 2009.

10adry forest10aforest fragments10aMicroendemism10asoil arthropod10aTsingy1 aWesener, Thomas1 aSagorny, Christina uhttps://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/142304163nas a2200277 4500008004100000245009200041210007200133260007100205300000700276520333800283653001403621653001603635653001503651653001403666653001503680653001303695653001403708653001403722653001403736653001403750653001303764653001603777653001603793100002203809856005403831 2020 eng d00aKaryotypová variabilita stonožkovců (Myriapoda) / Karyotype variability of Myriapoda0 aKaryotypová variabilita stonožkovců Myriapoda Karyotype variabil aPraguebUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakultac13/07/2020 a383 a

Abstrakt: Bakalářská práce pojednává o diploidních počtech chromozomů, jejich morfologii a chromozomovém mechanismu určení pohlaví u čtyřech tříd podkmene Myriapoda. Pozornost je zároveň věnována vzájemným fylogenetickým vztahům v rámci podkmene. Přehled literatury ukazuje míru prozkoumanosti cytogenetických charakteristik u jednotlivých tříd, která je zejména ve třídách Pauropoda a Symphyla stále velmi nízká a v rámci třídy Diplopoda je stále ještě velké množství řádů, kde nám tyto informace zcela chybí. Cytogenetické analýzy odhalily celkové rozpětí počtu chromozomů pro: Pauropoda 2n = 12 – 27, Symphyla 2n = 11 – 18, Chilopoda 2n = 14 – 54 a Diplopoda 2n = 8 – 30. V rámci všech čtyř tříd se vyskytují jak morfologicky nediferencované pohlavní chromozomy, tak systémy typu XX/XY a XX/X0. Navíc je u řádu Spirostreptida uváděný i systém X1X1X2X2/X1X20. Pouze u malého množství druhů z řádů Glomerida, Calipodida, Julida, Spirostreptida a Lithobiomorpha a čeledi Scutigerellidae se podařilo identifikovat výskyt NORů. V práci se také podařilo identifikovat některé neshody mezi údaji různých prací, kdy se ukazuje, že zejména některé starší studie byly postaveny na špatném pozorování chromozomů v karyotypu.

Karyotype variability of Myriapoda

Abstract: The bachelor thesis deals with diploid numbers of chromosomes, their morphology and chromosome mechanism of sex determination in four classes of the subphylum Myriapoda. Attention is also paid to mutual phylogenetic relationships within the subphylum. A review of the literature shows the degree of examination of cytogenetic characteristics in individual classes, which is still very low, especially in the classes Pauropoda and Symphyla, and within the class Diplopoda there are still a large number of orders where we completely lack this information. Cytogenetic analyzes revealed a total range of chromosome numbers for: Pauropoda 2n = 12 - 27, Symphyla 2n = 11 - 18, Chilopoda 2n = 14 - 54 and Diplopoda 2n = 8 - 30. Within all four classes, there are both morphologically undifferentiated sex chromosomes and XX/XY and XX/X0 systems. In addition, the X1X1X2X2/X1X20 system is mentioned for the order Spirostreptida. Only a small number of species from the orders Glomerida, Calipodida, Julida, Spirostreptida, Lithobiomorpha and from family Scutigerellidae were able to identify the occurrence of NORs. The work also managed to identify some discrepancies between the data of different works, which shows that especially some older studies were based on poor observation of chromosomes in the karyotype.

10aChilopoda10achromosomes10achromozomy10aDiplopoda10afylogeneze10akaryotyp10akaryotype10aMyriapoda10aPauropoda10aphylogeny10aSymphyla10avariabilita10avariability1 aKášová, Adéla uhttps://dspace.cuni.cz/handle/20.500.11956/11972500323nas a2200121 4500008004100000245001400041210001400055260004100069300001200110490000600122100002100128856005200149 1843 eng d00aMyriapoda0 aMyriapoda aLondonbSherwood, Gilbert, and Piper a544-5600 v31 aJones, Thomas, R uhttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/84772500437nas a2200109 4500008004100000245007300041210006900114300000900183490000600192100002400198856010500222 2001 eng d00aA bibliographic catalogue of the Asiatic Sphaerotheriida (Diplopoda)0 abibliographic catalogue of the Asiatic Sphaerotheriida Diplopoda a5-380 v31 aJeekel, Casimir, AW uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/bibliographic-catalogue-asiatic-sphaerotheriida-diplopoda-000435nas a2200109 4500008004100000245007300041210006900114300000900183490000600192100002400198856010300222 2001 eng d00aA bibliographic catalogue of the Asiatic Sphaerotheriida (Diplopoda)0 abibliographic catalogue of the Asiatic Sphaerotheriida Diplopoda a5-380 v31 aJeekel, Casimir, AW uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/bibliographic-catalogue-asiatic-sphaerotheriida-diplopoda01288nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245013900055210006900194260001500263300001200278490000700290520049600297653001400793653002500807653001600832653001300848653001300861100002700874700003000901700002500931700002400956856006600980 2021 eng d a2586-989200aTwo new species of the giant pill-millipede genus Zephronia Gray, 1832 from Thailand (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida: Zephroniidae)0 aTwo new species of the giant pillmillipede genus iZephroniai Gra c01/04/2021 a12–260 v213 a

Two new species of Zephronia sensu stricto, both coming from Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand, are described: Z. lannaensis, new species and Z. phrain, new species. Both these species seem to be especially similar to Z. laotica Wesener, 2019, but clearly distinct by telopoditomere 2 of the anterior telopods showing a sclerotized process located inside a membranous area, coupled with leg-pair 3 featuring one or two dorso-apical spine(s).

10aarthropod10agiant pill-millipede10anew species10aTaxonomy10aThailand1 aLikhitrakarn, Natdanai1 aGolovatch, Sergei, Ilyich1 aSrisonchai, Ruttapon1 aSutcharit, Chirasak uhttps://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnh/article/view/24773001853nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245018900055210006900244260001500313300001200328490000700340520111300347653001001460653001601470653001601486653001701502100001301519700001601532700001601548856007101564 2020 eng d a0037-927100aA molecular-based phylogeny of the millipede genus Sphaerobelum Verhoeff, 1924, with the first record of the genus from mainland China (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida: Zephroniidae)0 amolecularbased phylogeny of the millipede genus iSphaerobelumi V c09/09/2020 a341-3480 v563 a

Summary: A new species of giant pill-millipede is described and illustrated from Guizhou Provinces, southern China: Sphaerobelum huzhengkuni n. sp. This is the first record of the genus Sphaerobelum in China. A molecular phylogenetic analysis of this genus is also provided based on DNA-barcoding of the COI mitochondrial gene.

Phylogénie moléculaire du genre de mille-pattes Sphaerobelum Verhoeff, 1924, avec la première mention du genre en Chine continentale (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida: Zephroniidae)

Résumé: Une nouvelle espèce de mille-pattes géant de la province du Guizhou (sud de la Chine), est décrite et illustrée: Sphaerobelum huzhengkuni n. sp. Il s’agit du premier signalement du genre Sphaerobelum en Chine. Une analyse phylogénétique moléculaire de ce genre est également fournie sur la base de la portion du gène mitochondrial COI du code-barres ADN.

10aChina10aDNA barcode10anew species10aSphaerobelum1 aZhao, Yi1 aYu, Jinyong1 aLiu, Weixin uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00379271.2020.181115306974nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245013000055210006900185260001500254300001200269490000700281520623500288653002306523653001606546653001506562653001806577653002506595100002406620700002006644700001806664856006206682 2020 eng d a1662-251000aVegetation thresholds for the occurrence of millipedes (Diplopoda) in different tropical forest types in Andasibe, Madagascar0 aVegetation thresholds for the occurrence of millipedes Diplopoda c01/07/2020 a19–260 v153 a

Abstract: Forest clearance, especially in the tropics, leads to habitat loss for many organisms including litter-dwelling arthropods. Among other invertebrates, millipedes (Diplopoda) provide important ecosystem services like decomposition and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. Despite their importance, little is known about litter inverte-brates' response to tropical forest degradation and their role in reforestation. The present article should rather be regarded as a review of millipedes' occurrence in tropical forests with a pilot study from Madagascar, because the sample size is small and results need to be confirmed. This pilot study investigated the relationship between millipedes and vegetation characteristics in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar, in the region of Andasibe, parts of which are undergoing reforestation.

Vegetation characteristics were measured in ten different forests encompassing different types: remnant rainforest, secondary forest, old Eucalyptus plantations, recently enriched with indigenous tree species, and degraded sites. Millipede species were searched by hand, identified and their occurrence in relation to the environmental characteristics was described. Vegetation characteristics differed between forest types. Old Eucalyptus plantations, secondary forest, and primary rainforest were associated with higher litter depth and more native millipede species than degraded sites and forests afforested with native tree species since 2007. Non-native millipedes occurred in all vegetation formations except the primary rainforest site and did not show any relationship with vegetation characteristics. In contrast, native milli-pedes' occurrence was related to conditions associated with mature forest, such as high litter depth and high foliage cover. Logistic regression revealed a threshold of litter depth above which native millipedes are likely to occur. The results indicate that native milli-pedes are affected by forest degradation and are incompletely restored even when the afforested forest might approach the original state. Special care should be taken during reforestation efforts, as non-native soil arthropods can be introduced, completely replacing the indigenous biota.

Resumé: Les conséquences de la déforestation globale sont multiples. Pour la plupart des organismes, la déforestation est la cause principale de la destruction des habitats. Les arthropodes qui vivent sur le sol forestier ou dans le feuillage sont ainsi menacés, surtout dans les forêts tropicales. Ces organismes sont pourtant indispensables au maintien de la résilience de la forêt. Dans l’écosystème forestier, les millepattes et autres arthropodes sont très importants pour la mise à disposition de différents services écosystémiques, par exemple pour leur rôle dans le cycle des éléments nutritifs, la formation des sols et la décomposition. Malgré leur importance, peu d’informations sont disponibles sur la réaction des invertébrés suite à la dégradation des forêts et leur rôle dans la reforestation.

Cette étude tient surtout lieu de révision de l’occurrence des millepattes dans les forêts tropicales avec une étude pilote menée à Madagascar, dans la mesure où l'échantillonnage est réduit et que les résultats restent partiels. Cette étude pilote analyse les relations entre les millepattes et les caractéristiques végétales dans les forêts de l’Est de Madagascar, dans la région d’Andasibe. Ces forêts sont très diverses et dix types de forêt ont été considérés, à savoir une forêt récemment dégradée et une forêt dégradée, une forêt dégradée et reboisée avec des espèces arborées indigènes en 2007, 2012 ou 2015, des plantations d’Eucalyptus abandonnées depuis 1930 ou 1909, deux forêts secondaires, une forêt primaire. Dans ces différents types de forêt, les caractéristiques de la végétation ont été enregistrées et des millepattes ont été récoltés à la main. Les espèces de millepattes ont été identifiées et leur occurrence ont été analysées par rapport aux caractéristiques de la végétation. Les vieilles plantations d’Eucalyptus et les forêts secondaire et primaire étaient caractérisées par une couche plus épaisse de feuilles et davantage d’espèces de millepattes indigènes par rapport aux forêts dégradée et replantée. Les espèces allogènes étaient présentes dans tous les types de forêt à l’exception de la forêt primaire. La présence de ces espèces n’était pas liée aux caractéristiques de la végétation. En revanche, l’occurrence des espèces indigènes était associée à des conditions qui sont caractéristiques des forêts matures, par exemple une couche de feuilles épaisse et une couverture foliaire dense. L’analyse de régression logistique a révélé une valeur seuil pour la hauteur de la couche de feuilles mortes. Au-delà de ce seuil, il est probable que les millepattes indigènes soient présents. L’étude a montré que les millepattes indigènes sont impactés par la déforestation et qu’ils ne sont pas facilement restaurés même si la restauration semble permettre à la forêt de se rapprocher de son état initial.

 

10aintroduced species10aleaf litter10amillipedes10areforestation10avegetation threshold1 aSpelzhausen, Lea, R1 aWesener, Thomas1 aSchütte, Kai uhttps://www.journalmcd.com/index.php/mcd/article/view/71200472nas a2200133 4500008004100000022001400041245010100055210007000156260001500226300001200241490000700253100002400260856005400284 1895 eng d a0374-548100aDescriptions of new genera of Zephroniidæ, with brief preliminary diagnoses of some new species0 aDescriptions of new genera of Zephroniidæ with brief preliminary c01/11/1895 a409-4150 v161 aPocock, Reginald, I uhttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2512289701754nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245011300055210006900168260001500237300001200252490000600264520103100270653001701301653002201318653002201340653001601362653001701378653001501395100002601410700002301436856006501459 2020 eng d a2352-458800aEdible arachnids and myriapods worldwide – updated list, nutritional profile and food hygiene implications0 aEdible arachnids and myriapods worldwide updated list nutritiona c27/11/2020 a261-2790 v73 a

Like insects, arachnids (spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks) and myriapods (millipedes and centipedes) also have a history of traditional consumption, either as foodstuff or medicine. In this review, an updated list of edible arachnids and myriapods is presented, showing that these animals are consumed worldwide. They are collected from the wild, and typical processing includes heating, defanging and, in certain cases, drying and grinding. The scarce data show a marked variation in nutrient composition that depends on the taxon and even sex, possibly also instar and feeding. Evaluating these traditions in terms of food safety, tick consumption must be discouraged, and heating steps are mandatory to eliminate pathogens, venoms, and urticating setae. For the future, more research will be necessary to assess chemical risks in wild-caught animals in terms of consumer safety and to get productive arachnid and myriapod farming for foodstuffs and industrial uses (pharmaceutical substances and silks) started.

10aarachnophagy10aarthropod farming10afood anthropology10afood safety10apharmacology10atoxicology1 aCosta-Neto, Eraldo, M1 aGrabowski, Nils, T uhttps://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/10.3920/JIFF2020.004602819nas a2200205 4500008004100000245016200041210006900203300001000272490000800282520204400290653002202334653002102356653001302377653002302390653001402413100001702427700002002444700001702464856013202481 2018 eng d00aAn apparently non-swinging tentorium in the Diplopoda (Myriapoda): comparative morphology of the tentorial complex in giant pill-millipedes (Sphaerotheriida)0 aapparently nonswinging tentorium in the Diplopoda Myriapoda comp a77-910 v7413 a

The presence of a swinging tentorium is a key apomorphy of Myriapoda, but this character has been studied in detail in only few species. Here the tentorium, i.e., the peristomatic skeleton of the preoral chamber, is comparatively studied in three species of the millipede order Sphaerotheriida Brandt, 1833. Since dissections of the fragile tentorial components proved to be difficult, despite the large head size, they were analysed mainly in situ via micro-computed tomography. Our results confirm previous observations of large differences in the tentorial construction in the giant pill-millipedes compared to chilognathan diplopods. The tentorium of Sphaerotheriida consists of a curved, plate-like epipharyngeal bar with distal projections, an elongate and thin hypopharyngeal bar, and a plate-like triangular posterior process; a transverse bar is absent. Only seven muscles attach at the tentorium in giant pill-millipedes, including two antennal muscles and two muscles of the gnathochilarium. Within the order Sphaerotheriida, the composition of the tentorium and its muscular equipment seems to be conserved, except for some variability in the shape of the epipharyngeal bar. As the transverse bar has been considered essential for the mobility of the tentorium in myriapods, its absence in Sphaerotheriida may indicate that their tentorium is not capable of performing a swing. Loss of tentorial mobility may also pertain to the order Glomerida Brandt, 1833, inferred here from the absence of a posterior process. An apparently immobile tentorium in Glomerida and Sphaerotheriida can straightforwardly be correlated with transformations of the head related to their ability of volvation. The different transformations of the tentorium, here hypothesised to cause immobility, may support current assumptions that the ability of volvation evolved convergently in Glomerida and Sphaerotheriida. This conclusion, however, still requires more detailed studies of the head anatomy in Glomerida and Glomeridesmida Cook, 1895.

10a3D-reconstruction10aArthrosphaeridae10amicro-CT10aswinging tentorium10avolvation1 aMoritz, Leif1 aWesener, Thomas1 aKoch, Markus uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/apparently-non-swinging-tentorium-diplopoda-myriapoda-comparative-morphology-tentorial02167nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245016400055210006900219260001500288300000900303490000800312520144400320653001701764653000801781653002101789653001801810653001201828100001701840700002001857856007201877 2017 eng d a2118-977300aIntegrative description of two new species of Malagasy chirping giant pill-millipedes, genus Sphaeromimus (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida: Arthrosphaeridae)0 aIntegrative description of two new species of Malagasy chirping  c15/12/2017 a1-250 v3813 a

The species-rich giant pill-millipedes (Sphaerotheriida) often represent a microendemic component of Madagascar’s mega-invertebrate fauna. Of the chirping genus Sphaeromimus de Saussure & Zehntner, 1902, ten species have been described. Here, we describe two new species of Sphaeromimus integratively, combining light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, DNA barcoding and micro-CT technology for the first time in a taxonomic description of a giant pill-millipede. S. kalambatritra sp. nov. and S. midongy sp. nov. are the first giant pill-millipedes collected and described from the mountainous rainforests of Kalambatritra and Midongy. Both species show island gigantism compared to their congeners. Our analysis of the mitochondrial COI gene shows that the two species are related to one another with a moderate genetic distance (9.4%), while they are more closely related to an undetermined specimen from the forest of Vevembe (6.3% and 8.4%). They stand in a basal position with S. ivohibe Wesener, 2014 and S. musicus (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897). The four aforementioned species share a high number of stridulation ribs on the male harp. Our micro-CT analysis provides a look into the head of S. kalambatritra sp. nov. and shows that non-destructive CT methods are a useful tool for studying the inner morphology of giant pill-millipedes.

10abiodiversity10aCOI10aisland gigantism10aKalambatritra10aMidongy1 aMoritz, Leif1 aWesener, Thomas uhttps://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/50605521nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245019500055210006900250260001500319300000900334490000800343520477600351653001705127653000805144653002305152653001505175653002205190100002005212700002405232856004705256 2020 eng d a1313-298900aThe millipedes collected by the Museum "La Specola" on Madagascar 1989/1991, with the description of three new species of giant pill-millipedes (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Arthrosphaeridae)0 amillipedes collected by the Museum La Specola on Madagascar 1989 c28/04/2020 a3-350 v9303 a

A large collection of millipedes (Diplopoda) from Madagascar, belonging to the Museum “La Specola” in Florence, Italy were investigated. The collection includes three new species of the giant pill-millipede genus Zoosphaerium Pocock, 1895 which are described here as Zoosphaerium mangabe Wesener, sp. nov., Z. bartolozzii Anilkumar & Wesener, sp. nov., and Z. taitii Anilkumar & Wesener, sp. nov., all belonging to the Z. coquerelianum species group. The latter two are currently only known from a single site. Other specimens belonging to eight orders (Polyxenida, Sphaerotheriida, Polyzoniida, Siphonophorida, Chordeumatida, Polydesmida, Spirobolida, and Spirostreptida) are listed. Three tropical tramp species, Pseudospirobolellus avernus (Butler, 1876), Glyphiulus granulatus Gervais, 1847, and Chondromorpha xanthotricha (Attems, 1898) are recorded for the first time from Madagascar. New locality data is provided for Zoosphaerium neptunus (Butler, 1872), Z. villosum Wesener & Sierwald, 2005, Z. blandum (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897), Sphaeromimus musicus (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897), Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894), Hylekobolus andasibensis Wesener, 2009, Aphistogoniulus infernalis Wesener, 2009, Ostinobolus rufus Wesener, 2009, Ostinobolus subterraneus Wesener, 2009, Dactylobolus bivirgatus (Karsch, 1881), and Eumekius antimena (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1901).

10abiodiversity10aCOI10aintroduced species10aMadagascar10amuseum collection1 aWesener, Thomas1 aAnilkumar, Pooja, A uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47620/02496nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245008400055210006900139260001500208300001000223490000800233520180800241653002802049653002502077653001702102653001702119653001302136100002002149700003002169700002002199856004702219 2020 eng d a1313-298900aSome new or poorly-known Zephroniidae (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida) from Vietnam0 aSome new or poorlyknown Zephroniidae Diplopoda Sphaerotheriida f c28/04/2020 a37-600 v9303 a

Three new species of the giant pill-millipede family Zephroniidae are described from southern Vietnam: Sphaerobelum pumatense sp. nov., Sphaeropoeus honbaensis sp. nov. and Sphaeropoeus bidoupensis sp. nov. Two species, Sphaerobelum bicorne Attems, 1938 and Sphaeropoeus maculatus (Verhoeff, 1924), are redescribed, the former from new material, the latter from type material with lectotype designation. A new transfer is proposed: Zephronia manca Attems, 1936, to the genus Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833, giving the new combination, Sphaeropoeus manca (Attems, 1936) comb. nov.

 

10abiological observations10agiant pill-millipede10aSphaerobelum10aSphaeropoeus10aTaxonomy1 aSemenyuk, Irina1 aGolovatch, Sergei, Ilyich1 aWesener, Thomas uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47742/02657nas a2200193 4500008004100000022001400041245010400055210006900159260001500228300001400243490000800257520204700265653002202312653001902334653001702353100003002370700001602400856004702416 2020 eng d a1313-298900aDiversity, distribution patterns, and fauno-genesis of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of mainland China0 aDiversity distribution patterns and faunogenesis of the milliped c28/04/2020 a153 - 1980 v9303 a

Based on all available information, 339 species from 71 genera, 26 families, and eleven orders of Diplopoda have hitherto been recorded from mainland China, the fauna thus being very rich, albeit far from completely known, comprising various zoogeographic elements and populating very different environments. Diplopods mainly occur in various woodlands, in caves, and high in the mountains. Most species (> 90 %, usually highly localised, including 160 cavernicoles), 18 genera, and one family are strictly endemic to continental China. Mapping not only the horizontal, but also the vertical distributions of Diplopoda in China shows the bulk of the fauna to be expectedly restricted to forested lowland and mountain biomes or their remnants. Yet some Chordeumatida, Callipodida, Polydesmida, Julida, and even Spirobolida seem to occur only in the subalpine to alpine environments and thus may provisionally be considered as truly high-montane. The long-acknowledged notions of China being a great biogeographic zone transitional between the Palaearctic and Oriental regions generally find good support in millipede distributions, in particular at the higher taxonomic levels (generic, familial, and ordinal). While the Palaearctic/Holarctic components expectedly dominate the fauna of the northern parts of the country, the Oriental ones prevail in its south and along the Pacific coast. Both realms are increasingly mixed and intermingled towards China’s centre. However, in addition to the above traditional views, based on distribution patterns alone, southern China seems to harbour a rather small, but highly peculiar faunal nucleus or origin centre of its own, whence Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina and/or Taiwan could have become populated by younger lineages. The millipede fauna of continental China is thus a tangled mixture of zoogeographic elements of various origins and ages, both relict and more advanced. The few anthropochores must have been the latest faunal “layer” to populate China.

10acontinental China10aDiplopod fauna10azoogeography1 aGolovatch, Sergei, Ilyich1 aLiu, Weixin uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47513/01737nas a2200193 4500008004100000022001400041245018400055210006900239260001500308300001100323490000700334520101000341653001401351653001901365653006401384100002001448700001901468856005601487 2019 eng d a0866-716000aDistribution and descriptive characteristics of the two giant pill millipedes of the genus Sphaerobelum Verhoeff, 1924 (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Zephroniidae) in Vietnam0 aDistribution and descriptive characteristics of the two giant pi c28/03/2019 a9–170 v413 a

Two giant pill millipedes, Sphaerobelum clavigerum Verhoeff, 1924 and Sphaerobelum hirsutum Verhoeff, 1924, were described from unindicated localities in northern Vietnam. The paper presents the recorded localities, descriptions and colour illustrations of those giant pill millipedes. S. clavigerum Verhoeff, 1924 is recorded from Cuc Phuong National Park (Ninh Binh Province), and distinguished from its congeners by body being shiny, glabrous, anterior telopods 3-segmented, process of 2nd podonomere of posterior telopods slender, not apically strongly swollen. In contrast, S. hirsutum Verhoeff, 1924 is found in Tam Dao National Park and Me Linh Biodiversity Station (both in Vinh Phuc Province), and recognized by body being densely hairy, process of 2nd podonomere of posterior telopods apically strongly swollen, spherical, wider than basis of 3rd podomere. In addition, a key to genera of giant pill millipedes is also provided for the Vietnam fauna.

10amillipede10aSphaerotherida10aZephroniidae; chân kép; sâu đá; phân bố; Việt Nam1 aNguyen, Anh, D.1 aSierwad, Petra uhttp://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjbio/article/view/11400