A revision of the Thyropygus allevatus group. Part 3: the T. induratus subgroup (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae)
Author
Pimvichai, Piyatida
Author
Enghoff, Henrik
Author
Panha, Somsak
text
Zootaxa
2011
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47
68
journal article
46474
10.5281/zenodo.202425
2bca7cc9-7396-41e7-947b-11c9a8b0d0e7
1175-5326
202425
Thyropygus quietus
Attems, 1938
(
Figs. 2
A–D)
Thyropygus quietus
Attems, 1938
: 285
Thyropisthus quietus
:
Attems 1942
: 87
Thyropygus allevatus quietus
:
Hoffman 1975
: 136
NOT
Thyropisthus quietus
:
Demange 1961
NOT
Thyropygus quietus
:
Decker 2010
Material examined.
2 males
SYNTYPES
,
VIETNAM
(S-Annam), Nhatrang, leg. C. Dawydoff 1936 (
NMW
2573).
2 males
VIETNAM
, Ba Ria-Vung
Tau
province, Con
Dao
National Park.
June 2010
. Nguyen Hun Thuc leg., (
CUMZ
).
Diagnosis.
A species of the
induratus
subgroup. Differing from all other species (except
T. induratus
) in the subgroup by having two processes of anterior coxal fold (
ac
), the outer forming a slender, sharp spine, the inner broadly rounded, flexible and by a very thick
ac
laterally. Differs from
T. induratus
by being much smaller and by having lower paracoxites (
px
).
Description.
Adult males with 56–61 podous rings, no apodous rings. Length
9–11 cm
, width
5.6–6.5 mm
. Color in life unknown; preserved specimens with antennae, legs, metazona, epiproct, hypoproct, paraprocts dark brown; prozona brown.
Gonopods (
Figs. 2
A–D) as in
T. induratus
, except for the paraxocites (
px
) which are lower.
Discussion.
see under
T. induratus
.