A new species of Euryurus from southern Alabama and remarks on the status of Illiniurus beattyi Shear (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Euryuridae)

A new species of Euryurus from southern Alabama and remarks on the status of Illiniurus beattyi Shear (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Euryuridae)

A new species of polydesmidan millipede of the family Euryuridae, Euryurus lecythanoictes, is described. Another millipede of Euryuridae, Illiniurus beattyi Shear, is considered to be an aberrant specimen and therefore not a true species. The family taxonomic history of Euryuridae is briefly covered...

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Veröffentlicht in:Great Lakes entomologist 2009-01, Vol.42 (1-2), p.80-90
1. Verfasser: Jorgensen, M C
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Sprache:eng
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Diplopoda
Polydesmida
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of polydesmidan millipede of the family Euryuridae, Euryurus lecythanoictes, is described. Another millipede of Euryuridae, Illiniurus beattyi Shear, is considered to be an aberrant specimen and therefore not a true species. The family taxonomic history of Euryuridae is briefly covered with a discussion of gonopod anatomy.
ISSN:0090-0222