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 gracilipes ( Loomis, 1964 ) Platyrhacus gracilipes Loomis, 1964 : 60 , figs 5O–R (original description); Sierwald et al . 2005 : 37 ( type information). Barydesmus gracilipes : Hoffman 1999 : 377 (combination). Types : ♂ holotype ♀ paratype from Panama : Prov. Chiriquí : Cerro Punta , 6600 ft ; G. A. Solem leg., 7/ 8-III-1959 . ♀ paratype from Panama : Prov. Chiriquí : Cerro Punta , 5600 ft ; G. A. Solem leg., 7/ 8-III-1959 . ♂ paratype from Panama : Prov. Chiriquí : Finca Lerida , near Boquete , 5650 ft ; 14-III-1959 . ♂ paratype from Panama : Prov. Chiriquí : " Barca area ", Finca Lerida , 5650 ft ; G. A. Solem leg., 15-III-1959 . All deposited at the FMNH ( Sierwald et al . 2005 ). Distribution: Chiriquí Province in western Panama .