A revision of the Thyropygus allevatus group. Part V: Nine new species of the extended opinatus subgroup, based on morphological and DNA sequence data (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae)
Author
Pimvichai, Piyatida
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Maha Sarakham 44150, Thailand. & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 4 D 882 A 89 - E 0 C 1 - 4 F 78 - 93 E 7 - FA 1 B 5 A 2650 F 2 & Corresponding author: piyatida _ pimvichai @ yahoo. com
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Author
Enghoff, Henrik
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Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK- 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. & Email: henghoff @ snm. ku. dk & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: FB 09 A 817 - 000 D- 43 C 3 - BCC 4 - 2 BC 1 E 5373635
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Author
Panha, Somsak
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Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. & Email: somsakp @ sc. chula. ac. th & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: AC 935098 - D 901 - 4 F 35 - A 414 - 4 B 0 D 4 FE 44 E 79
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Author
Backeljau, Thierry
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University of Antwerp, Evolutionary Ecology Group, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B- 2020 Antwerp, Belgium and Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Taxonomy and Phylogeny, and JEMU, Vautierstraat 29, B- 1000 Brussels, Belgium. & Email: Thierry. Backeljau @ naturalsciences. be & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: E 6 F 42575 - 36 AE- 4 AD 7 - 98 C 6 - D 083 EF 052568
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2016
2016-05-24
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Key to species of the
T. opinatus
subgroup
(partly extracted and adapted from
Pimvichai
et al.
2009a
, b)
1. Apical part of telopodite with spatulate lobe (
sl
)............................................................................2
−
Apical part of telopodite with lateral lamella (
ll
)...........................................................................20
2. Spatulate lobe (
sl
) distally drawn out into one (rarely two) sharp dark brown spine(s)............3
−
Spatulate lobe (
sl
) distally expanded and/or rounded, spoon-like, without a spine....................9
3. Spatulate lobe (
sl
) terminating in two sharp brown spines, the outer spine slightly smaller and shorter than the inner one; lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) slender, slightly curving mesad; mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) almost as long as
alp
, flattened ............................ ..............................................................................................
T. bispinispatula
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009a
−
Spatulate lobe (
sl
) terminating in a single sharp dark brown spine.............................................4
4. Telopodite without a lobe distal to femoral spine (
fe
); lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) long, slender, regularly curved, tip close to tip of opposite
alp
, the two together forming a circle; mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) straight, shorter than
alp
;
fe
directed distad, pointed ......................................................................................................
T. erectus
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009a
−
Telopodite distally to
fe
with a large, round lobe (
lo
), projecting distolaterally.....................5
5. Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) very slender, regularly curved...........................6
−
Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) different, broader and/or with several apical denticles...8
6. Mesal margin of lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) with fine serrations (
Fig. 6A
); mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) almost as long as
alp
, broadly expanded, apically sharp, straight distad, mesal margin forming a strong longitudinal crest (
lc
) in posterior view (
Fig. 6B
) ...........................................................................................................................
T. navychula
sp. nov.
−
Mesal margin of lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) without serrations, tip of lateral process close to tip of the opposite side, the two together forming a circle..............................7
7. Mesal process of posterior coxal fold (
pmp
) strongly developed along anterior-posterior axis ..... .................................................................................................................
T. floweri
(
Demange, 1961
)
−
Mesal process of posterior coxal fold (
pmp
) slender, directed distolaterad (
Fig. 4C
) .................... ................................................................................................................................
T. forceps
sp. nov.
8. Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) broad, apically gradually narrowed; mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) almost as long as
alp
, slender, straight, terminally slightly curved, pointed .......................................................................................................
T. opinatus
(
Karsch, 1881
)
−
Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) apically bent abruptly mesad, tip with serrate margins; mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) much shorter than
alp
, directed meso-distad, simple, pointed; mesal process of posterior coxal fold (
pmp
) strongly developed along anteriorposterior axis ...................................................................................
T. implicatus
(
Demange, 1961
)
9. Telopodite with a single femoral spine..........................................................................................10
−
Telopodite with a double femoral spine..........................................................................................17
10. Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) apically abruptly truncate .......................................... .........................................................................................................
T. bearti
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009a
−
Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) apically pointed.........................................................11
11. Mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) very small; telopodite distally to
fe
with a small round lobe (
lo
) projecting distolaterally .........................................
T. loxia
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009a
−
Mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) relatively long....................................................12
12. Mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) shorter than lateral process (
alp
)...........................13
−
Mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) as long as lateral process (
alp
)..............................14
13. Mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) directed obliquely disto-mesad, slender, straight .......... ......................................................................................................
T. chelatus
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009a
−
Mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) directed distad, thicker, slightly sigmoid ....................... ........................................................................................
T. brachyacanthus
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009a
14. Mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) directed obliquely disto-mesad, tip overlapping tip of opposite
amp
(
Fig. 8A
); lateral process of posterior coxal fold (
plp
) a massive, broad lobe, projecting laterad (
Fig. 8B
) ................................................................
T. sutchariti
sp. nov.
−
Mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) directed distad.........................................................15
15. Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) apically without a crest; telopodite distally with a rounded lobe (
lo
); margins of spatulate lobe (
sl
) terminally meeting in a distinct angle ............... ....................................................................................................
T. bispinus
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009a
−
Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) apically with a crest.............................................16
16. Mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) apically irregularly tuberculate; telopodite distally without a rounded lobe (
lo
) .....................................................................
T. inflexus
(
Demange, 1989
)
−
Mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) slender, straight, its tip pointed, its mesal margin forming a strong longitudinal crest (
lc
) in posterior view (
Fig. 5B
) ..........
T. mesocristatus
sp. nov.
17. Anterior coxal fold (
ac
) with an additional spine-like process (
aip
) between lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) and mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
);
alp
broad, mesal margin concave, tip with serrate margins, cockscomb-like;
amp
much shorter than
alp
, directed meso-distad, simple, pointed; both femoral spines (
fe
) slender, long ............
T. cristagalli
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009a
−
Anterior coxal fold (
ac
) without an additional spine-like process (
aip
) between
alp
and
amp
...18
18. Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) apically without a crest, flattened, slightly curved, its laterodistal margin coarsely dentate, terminating in a short, sharp, pointed spine (
Fig. 3A
); mesal process (
amp
) much shorter than
alp
, directed distad, tip curving mesad, pointed; both femoral spines (
fe 1, fe 2
) long, curving backward; tibial spine (
ti
) long, not curving in horizontal plane (
Fig. 3C
) ......... ...................................................................................................................................
T. culter
sp. nov.
−
Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) apically with a crest extending caudad...............19
19. Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) flattened, curving mesad, laterodistal margin coarsely dentate, terminating in a short spine, tip curving against the tip of opposite side (
Fig. 9A
); mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) much shorter than
alp
, slender, curving mesad; both femoral spines (
fe 1, fe 2
) broad, long; tibial spine (
ti
) long, curving in horizontal plane, not ending in a sharp spine (
Fig. 9D
) ....................................................................
T. undulatus
sp. nov.
−
Lateral process (
alp
) regularly curved, terminating in a sharp, slightly upward-pointing spine (
Fig. 7A
); mesal process (
amp
) slightly shorter than
alp
, flattend, straight, directed distad; tibial spine (
ti
) flattend, short, curving mesad (
Fig. 7D
) ...........................................
T. planispina
sp. nov.
20. Telopodite with a single femoral spine.......................................................................................21
−
Telopodite with a double femoral spine.......................................................................................23
21. Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) without an apical crest; mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) shorter than and as broad as
alp
, directed distad; femoral spine (
fe
) very long and slender ..............................................................
T. casjeekeli
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009b
−
Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) with a sharp crest on the posterior surface near the tip...22
22. Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) flattened, slightly curved, inflexed; femoral spine (
fe
) very long, slender, with an additional lamella at base ...
T. quadricuspis
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009b
−
Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) regularly curved, basally broad, gradually tapering towards end and ending in sharp point (
Fig. 2A
); femoral spine (
fe
) very long, slender, without an additional lamella at base (
Fig. 2D
) ............................................................................
T. cimi
sp. nov.
23. Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) broader..................................................................24
−
Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) slender, regularly curved, sickle-shaped............25
24. Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) terminating in a very short external spine and a very long internal one; mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) as long as
alp
; first femoral spine (
fe 1
) very short, pointed; second femoral spine (
fe 2
) very long, as long as tibial spine (
ti
); an additional lamella at both sides of base of
fe 2
........................
...
T. richardhoffmani
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009b
−
Lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) flattened, apically curved laterad as a short spine, lateral margin of
alp
slightly folded; mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) shorter than
alp
, slender, straight, directed distad, pointed (
Fig. 10A
); the first femoral spine (
fe 1
) very short, directed upward, situated above the second femoral spine (
fe 2
);
fe 2
very long, slender, curved downward (
Fig. 10C
) ..................................................................................
T. ursus
sp. nov.
25. Mesal margin of lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) simple, without a caudad spine or crest; mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) much shorter than
alp
, curved, pointed ............................. ................................................................................................................
T. enghoffi
(
Demange, 1989
)
−
Mesal margin of lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) caudad with a small spine or crest......26
26. Mesal margin of lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) with a small caudad crest; mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) slightly shorter than
alp
, slightly sigmoid, pointed ............... ............................................................................................................
...
T. bifurcus
(
Demange, 1986
)
−
Mesal margin of lateral process of anterior coxal fold (
alp
) with a short curved caudad spine; mesal process of anterior coxal fold (
amp
) as long as
alp
, straight ...
T. demangei
Pimvichai
et al
., 2009b