A second species of the genus Vietnamorpha Golovatch, 1984 (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) and notes on the generic relationship
Author
Nguyen, Anh D.
text
Journal of Natural History
2017
2017-08-15
51
39 - 40
2331
2343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1355491
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2017.1355491
1464-5262
5183671
C8A19CFD-1329-427A-B380-08542BB25718
Vietnamorpha spiralis
Golovatch, 1984
(
Figures 1–2
)
Vietnamorpha spiralis
Golovatch, 1984: 55–56
, figs 1–3;
Golovatch, 1983: 182
;
Enghoff et al., 2004: 41
Material examined
1 male
(
IEBR-472
)
Phu Tho Prov
.
,
Xuan Son National Park
, outside of
Lun cave
,
27 March 2011
,
pitfall
trapping, leg
.
Luong
and
An
;
2 males
(
IEBR-240
)
Hoa Binh Prov
.,
Thuong Tien Natural Reserve
, bamboo forest,
250 m
,
4–8 August 2005
, leg
.
Anh D
.
Nguyen
;
5 males
,
1 female
(
IEBR-Myr 567
)
Ninh Binh Prov
.,
Cuc Phuong NP
,
Bong station
, forest,
21 September 2016
, leg
.
Anh D
.
Nguyen
;
1 male
(
IEBR-Myr 570
)
Hanoi
,
Ba Vi National Park
, forest,
400 m
,
20 September 2016
, leg
.
Anh D
. Nguyen.
Diagnosis
The species is distinguished by the gonopod femorite being slightly bent dorsally; solenomere long, serrated, not completely sheathed by solenophore; both solenophore and solenomere twisting around the femorite.
Records from
Vietnam
Ninh Binh Prov.
(Cuc Phuong NP) (
Golovatch 1984
);
Phu Tho Prov.
(Xuan Son NP);
Hoa Binh Prov
.
(
Thuong Tien NR
);
Hanoi
(
Ba Vi NP
).
Distribution
Only known from
Vietnam
.
Figure 1.
Collecting sites for the genus
Vietnamorpha
Golovatch, 1984
. 1: Xuan Son National Park, 2: Ba Vi National Park, 3: Thuong Tien Natural Reserve, 4: Cuc Phuong National Park, 5: Pu Mat National Park.
Remarks
The species seems to be widely distributed in northern
Vietnam
.