Revision of the genera of Polyxenidae bearing pseudoarticulated gnathochilarial sensilla (Diplopoda, Polyxenida, Polyxenidae), with the description of two new species
Author
Duy-Jacquemin, Monique Nguyen
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Département Systématique et Évolution, Zoologie - Arthropodes, case postale 53, 57 rue Cuvier, F- 75231 Paris cedex 05 (France) monguyen @ mnhn. fr
monguyen@mnhn.fr
text
Zoosystema
2009
2009-12-31
31
4
829
848
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5252/z2009n4a5
journal article
8153
10.5252/z2009n4a5
5ead431d-4736-4458-963f-4a8b8bdd603c
1638-9387
4520337
Afraustraloxenodes schultzei
(
Attems, 1909
)
NEW MATERIAL. —
South AFrica
.
Mahlakura pan (N.28), on the eastern boundary of Kruger National Park, 24.XI.63, leg. L. F. Lawrence,
1 adult
♀
(MNHN).
DISTRIBUTION. —
South Africa
:
Cape province
, Prince Albert; Kruger National Park.
REMARK The adult female
A. schultzei
, mentioned under New material was recently identified by the author:
5.30 mm
in length (head trichomes and caudal penicillus included); tarsus II of 13th leg of
138 µm
; with 14 and 15 sensilla on outer palpi of gnathochilarium.
AFFINITIES Contrary to the statement by Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin (2003: 86), the setiform sensillum of antennal article VI has the same position in both species, i. e. between the two anterior sensilla basiconica.