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<mods:title>A revision of dragon millipedes I: genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, with the description of eight new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)</mods:title>
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<mods:date>2018</mods:date>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="144172431" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:AE9D6B74-2471-41E9-82C2-8E5AE25596C8" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/715469661DA586D37B5E82372E26C72C" lastPageNumber="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/AE9D6B74-2471-41E9-82C2-8E5AE25596C8" authority="Srisonchai, Enghoff & Panha" class="Diplopoda" family="Paradoxosomatidae" genus="Desmoxytes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Desmoxytes perakensis" order="Polydesmida" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perakensis">Desmoxytes perakensis Srisonchai, Enghoff & Panha</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="1">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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Figs 61, 62, 63, 64, 65
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype.</paragraph>
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Male (CUMZ), MALAYSIA, Perak, Ipoh, Ulu Kinta, near The Lost World Tambun Theme Park, limestone mountain,
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="4.6291666">4°37'45"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="101.15584">101°09'21"E</geoCoordinate>
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, ca. 73 m a.s.l., 27 September 2007, leg. B. W. Ng, S. Panha and ASRU members.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Paratypes.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">4 males (CUMZ), same data as holotype.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Differing from all other species, except
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<taxonomicName lsidName="D. delfae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="delfae">D. delfae</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="D. aurata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="aurata">D. aurata</taxonomicName>
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sp. n., by having a low degree of elevation of paraterga, femora 5 and 6 strongly humped ventrally in middle part, collum with a row of 3+3 anterior setae and metaterga 2-18 with rows of 2+2 anterior and 2+2 posterior small tubercles. Differs from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="D. delfae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="delfae">D. delfae</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="D. aurata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="aurata">D. aurata</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. by having paraterga wider than those species; lamina lateralis (ll) with two distinct furrows ventrolaterally; process (plm) of lamina medialis lamellar, tip blunt.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">The name is a Latin adjective referring to the type locality.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="description">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">SIZE: Length 24-26 mm (male), 27-29 mm (female); width of midbody metazona ca. 1.9 mm (male), 2.2 mm (female). Width of head <collum <body ring 2 = 3 <4 <5-16, thereafter body gradually tapering towards telson.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">COLOUR: In life with bright orange. Colour in alcohol: after 10 years in alcohol pale yellow to whitish.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">ANTENNAE (Fig. 61D): Moderately long and slender, reaching to body ring 6 (male) and 5 (female) when stretched dorsally.</paragraph>
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Figure 61.
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<taxonomicName class="Diplopoda" family="Paradoxosomatidae" genus="Desmoxytes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Desmoxytes perakensis" order="Polydesmida" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perakensis">Desmoxytes perakensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. (male paratype). A anterior body part B body rings 8-10 (op = ozopore) C posteriormost body rings and telson D head and antenna E paraterga of ring 10 (arrow = tiny denticle) F body ring 10.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">COLLUM (Fig. 61A): With 1 transverse anterior row of 3+3 setae; paraterga of collum low, almost horizontal, directed caudolaterad, with two inconspicuous setiferous notches on lateral margin.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">TEGUMENT: Slightly shining and smooth; collum, metaterga, sterna and epiproct smooth; prozona finely shagreened; surface below paraterga finely microgranulate.</paragraph>
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METATERGA (Fig. 61
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): With 2 transverse rows of small, inconspicuous setae and tubercles; metaterga 2-18 with 2+2 anterior and 2+2 posterior tubercles; metatergum 19 with 2+2 anterior and 2+2 posterior setae.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">PARATERGA (Fig. 61E, F): Directed caudolaterad on body rings 2-17, elevated at ca. 25°-30° (male) 25° (female); directed increasingly caudad on body rings 18 and 19; anterior margin with 2 distinct notches, on lateral margin of body rings 9, 10, 12, 13, 15-18 with tiny denticle near the tip.</paragraph>
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TELSON (Fig. 62
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): Epiproct: tip truncate; lateral setiferous tubercles and apical tubercles inconspicuous. Hypoproct subtriangular; caudal margin round, with very small and inconspicuous setiferous tubercles.
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Figure 62.
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<taxonomicName class="Diplopoda" family="Paradoxosomatidae" genus="Desmoxytes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Desmoxytes perakensis" order="Polydesmida" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perakensis">Desmoxytes perakensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. (male paratype). A body rings 8-10 B sculpture of ring 10 C, E last ring and telson D hypoproct F, G epiproct H male leg 5 (right) I male leg 6 (right) J male leg 13 (right).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">STERNA (Fig. 63): Cross-impressions shallow. Sternal lobe between male coxae 4 subtrapeziform, tip subtruncate, base slightly enlarged.</paragraph>
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Figure 63.
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<taxonomicName class="Diplopoda" family="Paradoxosomatidae" genus="Desmoxytes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Desmoxytes perakensis" order="Polydesmida" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perakensis">Desmoxytes perakensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. (male paratype) - sternal lobe between male coxae 4. A lateral view B ventral view C caudal view.
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LEGS (Fig. 62
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): Long and slender. Male femora 5 and 6 strongly humped ventrally in middle portion.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">GONOPODS (Figs 64, 65): Coxa (cx) longer than prefemur. Cannula (ca) somewhat stout. Prefemur (pfe) ca. 2/3 as long as femur. Femur (fe) quite long and slender. Mesal sulcus (ms) and lateral sulcus (ls) conspicuous, very deep. Postfemur (pof) conspicuous, ventrally narrow and short. Solenophore (sph) well-developed: lamina lateralis (ll) swollen, quite thin, anterolaterally with two distinct furrows, dorsolaterally subsided, ventral ridge (vrl) conspicuous: lamina medialis (lm) well-developed; process (plm) short, lamellar, tip blunt; distal lobe (dlm) distally with two lamellae (mesal lamella smaller than lateral one); broad lobe (blm) dorsally somewhat thick, demarcated from distal lobe (dlm) by conspicuous indentation. Solenomere (sl) long.</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Figure 64.
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<taxonomicName class="Diplopoda" family="Paradoxosomatidae" genus="Desmoxytes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Desmoxytes perakensis" order="Polydesmida" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perakensis">Desmoxytes perakensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. (paratype) - right gonopod. A mesal view B submesal view (arrow = indentation) C ventral view D dorsal view E lateral view (arrows = furrows).
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</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Figure 65.
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<taxonomicName class="Diplopoda" family="Paradoxosomatidae" genus="Desmoxytes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Desmoxytes perakensis" order="Polydesmida" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perakensis">Desmoxytes perakensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. (paratype) - right gonopod. A lateral view B mesal view C ventral view D subdorsal view (arrow = indentation) E dorsal view F subdorsal view (arrows = furrows).
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution and habitat.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Known only from the type locality. Currently, the habitats at this site are being destroyed and disturbed by human activities, e.g. deforestation for tourist attractions. Our extensive surveys in 2007 allow us to consider this species to be endemic to Malaysia.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="remarks">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="D. perakensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="perakensis">D. perakensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. is morphologically similar to
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<taxonomicName lsidName="D. delfae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="delfae">D. delfae</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="D. aurata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="aurata">D. aurata</taxonomicName>
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sp. n.
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Unfortunately, we did not photograph a living specimen during the field trip; however, one collector noticed orange colouration similar to
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<taxonomicName lsidName="D. aurata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="aurata">D. aurata</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="D. delfae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="delfae">D. delfae</taxonomicName>
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.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Coexisting species.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">None known.</paragraph>
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