Centipedes and Millipeds (Arthropoda: Diplopoda, Chilopoda) from Saba Island, Lesser Antilles, and a Consolidation of Major References on the Myriapod Fauna of “ Lesser ” Caribbean Islands Rowland M. Shelley
Author
Shelley, Rowland M.
Author
Sikes, Derek S.
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Insecta Mundi
2012
2012-04-06
2012
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10.5281/zenodo.10108462
1942-1354
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Rhinotus purpureus
(
Pocock, 1894a
)
Published record
. “road to the Bottom, at S-curve” (
Jeekel 1999
).
New localities
.
Mt. Scenery Trail Trailhead
(
17.62873°N
,
63.23748°W
, +18’),
339–350m
,
5m
sampling extent, by hand at night with UV light, 1 ind.,
11 March 2008
, DS Sikes, JA Slowik, GD Alpert.
Dancing Place Trail Trailhead
(
17.62452°N
,
63.23713°W
, +10’),
328m
,
20m
sampling extent, Berlese of leaf litter, 6 inds.,
13 March 2008
, DS Sikes, JASlowik, GD Alpert.
Remarks
. Among small Caribbean islands, this widespread, purplish colobognath is also known from
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
, La Désirade, Les Saintes, Marie Galante,
Martinique
,
Montserrat
,
St. Kitts
,
St. Vincent
, and
Tobago
(
Pocock 1894
a
, Hoffman 1999,
Jeekel 1999
).