dc:title"Taxonomic synthesis of the eastern North American millipede genus Pseudopolydesmus (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Polydesmidae), utilizing high-detail ultraviolet fluorescence imaging";
dc:description"Figure 1. Two live examples of Pseudopolydesmus. A, Pseudopolydesmus serratus, live adult male, dorsal view (VTEC MPE01173). B, Pseudopolydesmus paludicolus, live adult female, dorsal view (VTEC MPE01167).";
dc:description"Figure 4. Schematic diagram of metatergite and ozopore bearing paranota of Pseudopolydesmus, dorsal view. Blisters: Anterior Blister (AB); Median Blister Row (MB1, MB2); Posterior Blister Row (PB1, PB2, PB3); Central Blister (CB); and Lateral Blister (LB). Paranota Corners: Anterior Medial Corner (AMC), at the medial terminus of the Paranota Leading Edge; Anterior Lateral Corner (ALC), at the anteriormost denticle; Posterior Lateral Corner (PLC), usually forms a natural point; Posterior Medial Corner (PMC), at the caudal apex of PB3. Short vertical and oblique lines represent positions of tergal setae and the small circles in each LB represent the ozopores.";
dc:description"Figure 5. Features of the telopodite terminus in Pseudopolydesmus (scanning electron micrograph). A, terminal bristles in Pseudopolydesmus canadensis right gonopod, ectal view (FMNH INS6934). Unlike true setae, these bristles are not socketed at the base; instead, they project continuously from the cuticle of the telopodite. B, terminal bifurcation in Pseudopolydesmus serratus left gonopod, medial view (FMNH INS2819).";
dc:description"Figure 6. The characteristic prefemoral bulge in males of Pseudopolydesmus, and comparison of walking legs in Pseudopolydesmus and Polydesmus (scanning electron micrograph). A, adult male Pseudopolydesmus erasus, left leg 9, with characteristically large prefemoral bulge and thickened femur (FMNH INS3120685). B, adult female Ps. erasus, right leg 12, without prefemoral bulge (FMNH INS3120685). C, adult male Polydesmus inconstans, right leg 14, with slight prefemoral bulge and thickened femur (FMNH INS4265).";
dc:description"Figure 7. Sternal tubercles in male Pseudopolydesmus canadensis, ventral view, body rings 4–8 (FMNH INS6934, ultraviolet enhancement). Visible body rings (BR4–8) and their corresponding leg pairs (LP3–11) and gonopods (GPs) are labelled. Also note the characteristic silhouette of the gonopods of Ps. canadensis, with processes e2 and e3 sharing a narrow stalk.";
dc:description"Figure 8. Body ring 7 in adult male Pseudopolydesmus serratus, posterior view, showing gonopods and sternal tubercles of leg pair 9 (FMNH INS8238, ultraviolet enhancement). Note the prominent transverse ridge between processes e2 and m2 in the gonopods of Ps. serratus.";
dc:description"Figure 14. Gonopod of Pseudopolydesmus canadensis (FMNH INS6934, scanning electron micrograph). A, left gonopod, ectal view. B, left gonopod, medial view. Both images mirrored to appear as right gonopod. Cannula removed.";
dc:description"Figure 16. Gonopod of Pseudopolydesmus collinus. Paratype (VMNH PSE00203, ulatraviolet enhancement). A, left gonopod, ectal view. B, left gonopod, medial view. C, left gonopod, posterior oblique view, showing fusion of e2 and e3 processes onto a short, thick stalk. All images mirrored to appear as right gonopod.";
dc:description"Figure 33. Gonopod of Pseudopolydesmus serratus (FMNH INS2819, scanning electron micrograph). A, left gonopod, ectal view. B, left gonopod, medial view. Both images mirrored to appear as right gonopod.";
