Diplopoda from Rondônia, Brazil: II. Three new genera in the family Chelodesmidae (Polydesmida)

Authors

  • Richard L. Hoffman Virginia Museum of Natural History

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492006000500001

Keywords:

Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae, Brazil, Rôndonia

Abstract

New genera are defined to accommodate three disjunct new chelodesmids endemic in Rondônia: Rondonaria n. gen., for R. schubarti n. sp.; Lithobiodesmus n. gen., for L. xenoporus n. sp., and Rhicnostethus n. gen., for the type species R. rondoni n. sp., and R. coriaceus (Schubart, 1947) n. comb., described from Mato Grosso. The tribal position of these new taxa cannot be confidently established on the basis of existing knowledge of the family; each is distinguished by one or more unusual anatomical characters.

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Published

2006-01-01

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 5 (2006)

Section

naodefinida

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How to Cite

Hoffman, R. L. (2006). Diplopoda from Rondônia, Brazil: II. Three new genera in the family Chelodesmidae (Polydesmida) . Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 46(5), 43-55. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492006000500001