dc:title"The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species";
dc:description"Figure 23. A Localities as of 31 January 2010 for Tasmaniosoma hickmanorum sp. n. (squares), T. compitale sp. n. (stars) and T. armatum Verhoeff, 1936 (crosses). Scale bar = 100 km. B Preliminary mapping of eastern parapatric boundary between T. compitale sp. n. (stars) and T. hickmanorum sp. n. (squares). Bounding rectangle as in map (A); scale bar = 20 km.";
dc:description"Figure 4. Male ring 2, ventral view of right side (anterior to right) showing variation in structure. A Tasmaniosoma compitale sp. n., paratype male QVM 23:45970, pit not apparent B T. armatum Verhoeff, 1936, topotypical male ex QVM 23:46567, pit fairly shallow, not well defined medially and posteriorly C T. cacofonix sp. n., voucher male ex QVM 23:46724, pit deep, small D T. decussatum sp. n., male paratype ex QVM 23:46699, pit deep, large. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 2. Tasmaniosoma armatum Verhoeff, 1936 male (ex QVM 23:46567). A Leg 2 bases, posterior view, showing position of gonopore (go) and cowl (c) B enlargement of cowl on left leg 2 coxa C sphaerotrichomes on leg 6 postfemur D brush setae on leg 6 prefemur E spiracles on midbody ring, left lateral view, anterior to left F spinnerets, ventral view. Scale bars A, E = 0.1 mm F = 0.05 mm B = 0.025 mm D = 0.02 mm C = 0.01 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 6. Tasmaniosoma armatum Verhoeff, 1936, topotypical male ex QVM 23:46567, legs 6 A and 7 B. T. australe sp. n., voucher male QVM 23:46573, left leg 6 lateral C and dorsal view D. T. bruniense sp. n., paratype male ex QVM 23:51633, left leg 6 E. T. alces sp. n., paratype male ex QVM 23:46762, legs 6 F and 7 G. Setation not shown; scale bar = 0.5 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 5. Male ring 6, ventral view (anterior to top) showing variation in structure. A Tasmaniosoma armatum Verhoeff, 1936; no leg 6 tab; short, thin leg 7 tab with brush of fine setae; paired and raised brushes of fine setae medially on anterior margin of sternite B T. barbatulum sp. n.; short leg 6 tab with a few fine setae; long, thickened leg 7 tab with brush of stout setae; a few scattered setae on anterior margin C T. fasciculum sp. n.; short leg 6 tab with a few fine setae; long, thickened leg 7 tab with brush of stout setae; no setae on anterior margin D T. hickmanorum sp. n.; no leg 6 tab; long, thickened leg 7 tab with brush of stout setae; anterior margin with wide median notch. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 7. A Tasmaniosoma armatum Verhoeff, 1936, topotypical male ex QVM 23:46567 B Tasmaniosoma alces sp. n., paratype male ex QVM 23:46762. Left posteroventral views of gonopods in situ, showing solenomere S, laminate process L and processes numbered in text. Medial bend in laminate process on T. alces telopodite is a preparation artifact. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 3. A, B Dorsal views of ring 12 metatergite of A Tasmaniosoma warra sp. n., paratype male QVM 23:46038, showing smooth surface, and B T. barbatulum sp. n., paratype male ex QVM 23:51512, showing three transverse rows of large, low, contiguous tubercles. C, D Ventral views of legpair 2 of C T. armatum Verhoeff, 1936, topotypical female ex QVM 23:46567, and D T. australe sp. n., paratype female ex QVM 23:46575, showing prefemoral swelling (s) and peg-like projection (p). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 8. Tasmaniosoma aureorivum sp. n., paratype male ex QVM 23:12120. Posterior A, lateral B and anterior C views of left gonopod telopodite. Scale bar = 0.2 mm; dashed line marks course of prostatic groove.";
