Two new cave-dwelling species of the millipede genus Paracortina Wang & Zhang, 1993 from southern China (Diplopoda, Callipodida, Paracortinidae)

Two new cave-dwelling species of the millipede genus Paracortina Wang & Zhang, 1993 from southern China (Diplopoda, Callipodida, Paracortinidae)

Two new species of the millipede genus Paracortina Wang & Zhang, 1993 are described. Both are presumed troglophiles: Paracortinazhangi sp. n. from a cave in Ceheng County, southwestern Guizhou Province and Paracortinayinae sp. n. from a cave in Longlin County, western Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous R...

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Veröffentlicht in:ZooKeys 2015-08, Vol.517 (517), p.123-140
Hauptverfasser: Liu, Weixin, Tian, Mingyi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cave animals
cave-dwelling
Cavernicolous species
China
Identification and classification
Millipedes
New species
Paracortina
Physical characteristics
taxonomy
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:Two new species of the millipede genus Paracortina Wang & Zhang, 1993 are described. Both are presumed troglophiles: Paracortinazhangi sp. n. from a cave in Ceheng County, southwestern Guizhou Province and Paracortinayinae sp. n. from a cave in Longlin County, western Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A distribution map and a key to all 12 Paracortina species are also provided.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.517.9949