Sellanucheza jaegeri Golovatch, 2013

Chen, Hui-Ming, Zheng, Chang-Bin & Jiang, Xuan-Kong, 2023, The millipedes (Diplopoda) in Yintiaoling National Natural Reserve, Southwest China, Zootaxa 5257 (1), pp. 49-81 : 69

Sellanucheza jaegeri Golovatch, 2013

Figs 26 , 27

Materials examined: 2 males and 1 female, China, Chongqing, Wuxi County, Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Shizhuzi , 31°32’4.68” N, 109°42’16.26” E, alt. 2210 m, 11 August 2022, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg.

Remarks. The characters of the habitus and the gonopods of this species are shown in Figs 26–27 . Sellanucheza is a small genus containing six species distributed in China (three species in Sichuan, Chongqing and Shaanxi) and northern Vietnam. The generic name has been changed from Szechuanella Hoffman, 1961 to the anagram Sellanucheza because of preoccupation ( Enghoff et al. 2004), and the original name refers to Sichuan Province, China. The type locality of S. jaegeri is in Houzhenzi, Shaanxi, about 400 km from Yintiaoling. Further investigation of the actual distribution range of this species is needed, especially on some areas of south slope of Qinling Mountains.

Figures

FIGURE 26. Live specimen of Sellanucheza jaegeri Golovatch, 2013.

FIGURE 27. Left gonopods of Sellanucheza jaegeri Golovatch, 2013. A. Mesal view; B. Tip of acropodite, ventral view; C. Lateral view. Scale bars: A, C = 0.5 mm; B = 0.25 mm.