Globanus Attems, 1914

VandenSpiegel, Didier, Shelley, Rowland M. & Golovatch, Sergei I., 2020, The millipede genus Globanus Attems, 1914, endemic to Sao Tome and Principe, with the description of a new species (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), ZooKeys 930, pp. 61-74 : 61

Genus Globanus Attems, 1914

Type species.

Spirostreptus integer Karsch, 1884, by original designation.

Diagnosis

(after Krabbe 1982, with modifications). A genus of moderate-sized millipedes (up to 65 mm long with relatively short legs (ca 60% of maximum body diameter)). Gnathochilarium notable in that the surface sculpture of the mentum shows a submedian transverse groove (Fig. 2D , sg). Gonopod metaplica extended into an apicolateral projection, proplica slender, with or without a distolateral spine. Telopodite with a long, slender, antetorsal process, with a post-torsal process situated more distally, with 2 or 3 lobes proximal to an attenuating and slender tip.

Distribution.

São Tomé and Príncipe islands.

Species included.

Globanus integer (Karsch, 1884), G. marginescaber (Karsch, 1884), G. drewesi sp. nov.

Figures

Figure 2. Globanus drewesi sp. nov., ♂ paratype. A habitus, lateral view B collum and segments 2 - 6, lateral view C frontal view of head D gnathochilarium E midbody transversal section F first pair of legs, oral view G second pair of legs, oral view H midbody legs, oral view I midbody claw, caudal view. Abbreviations: me = mentum, pe = penes, pfp = prefemoral process, s = seta at base of claw, sg = submedian transverse groove. Scale bars: 5 mm (A); 1 mm (B) 1 mm (D, E); 500 µm (C, D, F, G); 200 µm (H); 50 µm (I).