01580nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245013800055210006900193260001500262300001200277490000700289520084800296653001301144653001401157653002301171653002001194100001801214700001301232700001501245700001901260856007101279 2019 eng d a0022-293300aTwo new species of lithobiid centipedes and the first record of Lamyctes africanus Porath (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) in China0 aTwo new species of lithobiid centipedes and the first record of  c07/06/2019 a897-9210 v533 a

Two new species of lithobiid centipedes (Hessebius prospinosa sp. nov. and Lithobius (Ezembius) maqinensis sp. nov.) and the first record of Lamyctes africanus Porath which are all females, suggesting parthenogenesis, are described based on specimens from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Keys for each of the Chinese species of Hessebius, Ezembius and Lamyctes are presented. Phylogenetic analysis using a fragment (613 bp) of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) indicates that (1) Lithobius (Ezembius) maqinensis sp. nov. clades with L. (E.) giganteus Sseliwanoff, and (2) the specimens of Lamyctes africanus Porath from China clade with L. africanus Porath from other countries.

10aEzembius10aHessebius10aLamyctes africanus10aTibetan plateau1 aQiao, Penghai1 aQin, Wen1 aMa, Huiqin1 aZhang, Tongzuo uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00222933.2019.160635502054nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245020800055210006900263260001500332300001000347490000800357520124600365653001301611653002601624653002001650653001301670100001801683700001301701700001501714700001701729700001901746856004701765 2019 eng d a1313-298900aLithobius (Ezembius) hualongensis sp. nov. and Lithobius (Ezembius) sui sp. nov. (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae), two new species of centipede from northwest China0 aiLithobiusi iEzembiusi ihualongensisi sp nov and iLithobiusi iEz c25/11/2019 a77-920 v8923 a

Lithobius (Ezembius) hualongensis sp. nov. and Lithobius (Ezembius) sui sp. nov. (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) recently discovered from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China are described. Morphologically, the two new species are very similar but can be distinguished by the number of coxosternal teeth: L. (E.) hualongensis sp. nov. has 2 + 2 while L. (E.) sui sp. nov. has 3 + 3. The two new species resemble L. (E.) multispinipes Pei et al., 2016, from the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, but can be readily distinguished by having the Tömösváry’s organ slightly larger than the adjoining ocelli rather than smaller, 3 + 3 spurs on female gonopods versus 2 + 2, and the simple terminal claw of female gonopods with a small triangular protuberance on the basal ventral side versus simple, without a small triangular protuberance on the basal ventral side. We also compare the main morphological characters of the two new species with the other Lithobius (Ezembius) species known in Qinghai Province. A key to the Chinese species of Ezembius is presented.

10amyriapod10aQinghai-Tibet Plateau10astone centipede10aTaxonomy1 aQiao, Penghai1 aQin, Wen1 aMa, Huiqin1 aLin, Gonghua1 aZhang, Tongzuo uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/39033/