Three new genera and eighteen new species of miniature polydesmid millipedes from the northwestern United States (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae)
Author
Shear, William A.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney VA 23943; present address 1950 Price Drive, Farmville VA 23901.
Author
Marek, Paul E.
0000-0002-7048-2514
Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061. pmarek @ vt. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7048 - 2514
pmarek@vt.edu
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-05-24
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10.11646/zootaxa.4975.1.3
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Retrorsioides linnensis
Shear & Marek
,
n. sp.
Figs 59–68
,
128
Types.
Male
holotype
and male and female
paratypes
from
Wells Creek
Road
,
0.7 mi
from SR34, 44.4696°. - 123.4899°,
Linn Co.
,
Oregon
, collected
9 December 2005
by
W. Leonard
and
C. Richart. All
types deposited in
CAS
.
Diagnosis.
The seventh segment of the antenna has a small distal knob set with 6–8 sensilla (
Fig. 60
). The gonopod (
Figs 66
,
128
) is short and stout with all processes and the pulvillus clustered near the tip. The prefemorite (
pf,
Fig. 66
) is flattened. The anteriorly directed process has a small basal tooth.
Etymology.
The species epithet is an adjective referring to the
type
locality in Linn Co.,
Oregon
.
Description.
Length about
4 mm
, greatest width
0.42 mm
. Head densely setose, cuticle alveolate. Collum with anterior marginal row of 18 setae. Anterior metazonites with three rows of setae, transitioning to four rows (
Fig. 62
) at about ring 5; setal tubercles becoming low on posterior segments. Epiproct (
Fig. 63
) not swollen, short. Anterior legs (
Fig. 65
) crassate, tarsi with sphaerotrichomes (
Fig. 64
). Gonopod (
Figs 66–68
,
128
) with flattened prefemorite (
pf,
Fig. 66
). Acropodites (
ac,
Fig. 66
) short stout, processes and pulvillus crowded toward tip. Pulvillus (
p,
Fig. 68
) in distal third of acropodite; pulvillar process (
pp,
Fig. 68
) a short, triangular tooth. Anteriorly directed process (
adp,
Fig. 68
) long, flattened, with marginal teeth. Terminal zone (
tz,
Fig. 68
) bifurcate, bent laterally. Female similar in nonsexual characters.
Distribution.
Linn and Tillamook Cos.,
Oregon
.
Records:
OREGON
:
Tillamook Co.
:
1 mi
west,
0.5 mi
south of Lee’s Camp,
700 ft
asl, 45.5883°, -123.5349°,
4 November 1972
, E. M. Benedict, mm, ff; FR14,
4.2 mi
northeast of SR22, Suislaw National Forest,
900 ft
asl, 45.2248°, -123.8337°,
10 December 2005
, W. Leonard, C. Richart, m. f.