An unusual new centipede subgenus Lithobius (Sinuispineus), with two new species from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)

The present study describes a new Lithobiomorpha subgenus, Lithobius (Sinuispineus)subgen. nov., and two new species, L. (Sinuispineus) sinuispineussp. nov. and L. (Sinuispineus) minuticornissp. nov. from China. The representatives of the new subgenus are characterized by a considerable sexual dimor...

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Autores principales: Chang, Xiaodong, Pei, Sujian, Zhu, Chunying, Ma, Huiqin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7642181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33192137
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.980.47295
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author Chang, Xiaodong
Pei, Sujian
Zhu, Chunying
Ma, Huiqin
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Pei, Sujian
Zhu, Chunying
Ma, Huiqin
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description The present study describes a new Lithobiomorpha subgenus, Lithobius (Sinuispineus)subgen. nov., and two new species, L. (Sinuispineus) sinuispineussp. nov. and L. (Sinuispineus) minuticornissp. nov. from China. The representatives of the new subgenus are characterized by a considerable sexual dimorphism of the ultimate leg pair 15, having the femur and tibia unusually enlarged in males, and the dorsal side of the femur with curved posterior spurs. These features distinguish Lithobius (Sinuispineus)subgen. nov. from all other subgenera of Lithobius. The diagnosis and the main morphological characters of the new subgenus and of the two new species are given for both male and female specimens.
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spelling pubmed-76421812020-11-13 An unusual new centipede subgenus Lithobius (Sinuispineus), with two new species from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) Chang, Xiaodong Pei, Sujian Zhu, Chunying Ma, Huiqin Zookeys Research Article The present study describes a new Lithobiomorpha subgenus, Lithobius (Sinuispineus)subgen. nov., and two new species, L. (Sinuispineus) sinuispineussp. nov. and L. (Sinuispineus) minuticornissp. nov. from China. The representatives of the new subgenus are characterized by a considerable sexual dimorphism of the ultimate leg pair 15, having the femur and tibia unusually enlarged in males, and the dorsal side of the femur with curved posterior spurs. These features distinguish Lithobius (Sinuispineus)subgen. nov. from all other subgenera of Lithobius. The diagnosis and the main morphological characters of the new subgenus and of the two new species are given for both male and female specimens. Pensoft Publishers 2020-10-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7642181/ /pubmed/33192137 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.980.47295 Text en Xiaodong Chang, Sujian Pei, Chunying Zhu, Huiqin Ma http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Research Article
Chang, Xiaodong
Pei, Sujian
Zhu, Chunying
Ma, Huiqin
An unusual new centipede subgenus Lithobius (Sinuispineus), with two new species from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)
title An unusual new centipede subgenus Lithobius (Sinuispineus), with two new species from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)
title_full An unusual new centipede subgenus Lithobius (Sinuispineus), with two new species from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)
title_fullStr An unusual new centipede subgenus Lithobius (Sinuispineus), with two new species from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)
title_full_unstemmed An unusual new centipede subgenus Lithobius (Sinuispineus), with two new species from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)
title_short An unusual new centipede subgenus Lithobius (Sinuispineus), with two new species from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)
title_sort unusual new centipede subgenus lithobius (sinuispineus), with two new species from china (lithobiomorpha, lithobiidae)
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7642181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33192137
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.980.47295
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