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An unusual new centipede subgenus Lithobius (Sinuispineus), with two new species from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae).


ABSTRACT: The present study describes a new Lithobiomorpha subgenus, Lithobius (Sinuispineus)subgen. nov., and two new species, L. (Sinuispineus) sinuispineussp. nov. and L. (Sinuispineus) minuticornissp. nov. from China. The representatives of the new subgenus are characterized by a considerable sexual dimorphism of the ultimate leg pair 15, having the femur and tibia unusually enlarged in males, and the dorsal side of the femur with curved posterior spurs. These features distinguish Lithobius (Sinuispineus)subgen. nov. from all other subgenera of Lithobius. The diagnosis and the main morphological characters of the new subgenus and of the two new species are given for both male and female specimens.

SUBMITTER: Chang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7642181 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An unusual new centipede subgenus <i>Lithobius</i> (<i>Sinuispineus</i>), with two new species from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae).

Chang Xiaodong X   Pei Sujian S   Zhu Chunying C   Ma Huiqin H  

ZooKeys 20201028


The present study describes a new Lithobiomorpha subgenus, Lithobius (Sinuispineus)<b>subgen. nov.</b>, and two new species, L. (Sinuispineus) sinuispineus<b>sp. nov.</b> and L. (Sinuispineus) minuticornis<b>sp. nov.</b> from China. The representatives of the new subgenus are characterized by a considerable sexual dimorphism of the ultimate leg pair 15, having the femur and tibia unusually enlarged in males, and the dorsal side of the femur with curved posterior spurs. These features distinguish  ...[more]

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