The giant pill-millipede genus Zephronia Gray, 1832 from Thailand, with a redescription of Z. siamensis Hirst, 1907 and descriptions of three new species (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Zephroniidae)

Autor: Natdanai Likhitrakarn, Ruttapon Srisonchai, Chirasak Sutcharit
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: ZooKeys, Vol 1067, Iss, Pp 19-56 (2021)
ZooKeys 1067: 19-56
ZooKeys
ISSN: 1313-2970
Popis: Material of the giant pill-millipede genus Zephronia Gray, 1832 recently collected from Thailand contains three new species: Zephronia enghoffisp. nov., Zephronia golovatchisp. nov., and Zephronia panhaisp. nov. The first Zephronia species recorded for Thailand, Z. siamensis Hirst, 1907, is also redescribed based on new specimens collected both from the type locality in Chonburi Province and from neighboring areas. Morphological characters of all new species, Z. phrain Likhitrakarn & Golovatch, 2021, and Z. siamensis are illustrated, and a distribution map of the confirmed Zephronia species occurring in Thailand is also provided.
Databáze: OpenAIRE