Siphonophoridae from Brazilian Amazonia Part 1 - The genus Columbianum Verhoeff, 1941 (Diplopoda, Siphonophorida)
Author
Read, Helen J.
Author
Enghoff, Henrik
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2018
2018-11-20
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journal article
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Columbianum
cf.
major
Material studied
BRAZIL
: 1 ♂
Pará
,
Santarém
,
Taperinha
,
16 Nov. 1970
, S.L
Tuxen and O. Jensen
leg. (
NHMD
); 1 ♂,
1 ♀
,
Pará
,
Santarém
,
Taperinha
,
9 Nov. 1970
,
O. Jensen
leg. (
NHMD
).
COLOMBIA
:
1 juv.
,
Sierra Nevada de Sta Marta
, near
Duriameina
, ca
3600 m
,
7 Dec. 1978
, under stones,
H. Sturm
leg. (
NHMD
);
1 juv.
,
E. Cordillera
,
Monterreanda
mountain forest, ca
2000 m
,
31 Dec. 1955
, litter,
H. Sturm
leg. (
NHMD
).
These specimens are clearly
Columbianum
. Those from
Brazil
are very similar to
C. major
sp. nov.
, although rather smaller in size and with fewer tergites. One mature male has well-developed gonopods but only 55 +1 tergites. The female in the same sample has 72 + 1 tergites. Those from
Colombia
are also similar in head shape and overall morphology to
C. major
sp. nov.
but tiny in comparison, one with just 26 +1 tergites, and appear to be from rather a different habitat.