A new distinctive species of Barydesmus (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Platyrhacidae) from Ecuador, with an annotated bibliographical checklist of the American Platyrhacidae Author Recuero, Ernesto Author Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto text Zootaxa 2018 2018-09-18 4482 2 245 273 journal article 29192 10.11646/zootaxa.4482.2.2 7f45fc71-fc58-4ca9-a320-5052c4aeba9d 1175-5326 1453225 E0375F43-9552-4FC7-B79B-DA8A9B1B3D42 Barydesmus affinis ( Brölemann, 1919 ) new combination Platyrrhacus affinis Brölemann, 1919 : 260 (original description). Types : holotype from Ecuador : "Entre San Nicolas et Guanasilla"; Rivet leg, 1903. Distribution: known only from the type locality. Originally deposited at the MNHN, we could not confirm its current state; it is not listed in their on-line database.