Hyperglomeris Silvestri, 1917

Likhitrakarn, Natdanai, Srisonchai, Ruttapon, Siriwut, Warut, Jirapatrasilp, Parin, Jeratthitikul, Ekgachai, Panha, Somsak & Sutcharit, Chirasak, 2023, Review of the pill millipede genus Hyperglomeris Silvestri, 1917 (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridae) with description of two new species from Laos, ZooKeys 1163, pp. 177-198 : 177

Genus Hyperglomeris Silvestri, 1917

Hyperglomeris Silvestri, 1917: 145 (D, K).

Hyperglomeris -Golovatch, 1983a: 110 (M); 2017: 196 (M); Golovatch et al. 2013: 202 (M); Nguyen et al. 2019: 274 (M, K); 2021: 257 (M); Kuroda et al. 2022a: 162 (M); 2022b: 117 (M).

Dinoglomeris Silvestri, 1917: 147 (D, K), synonymized by Golovatch (1983b: 180).

Diagnosis.

Pill millipedes with four apical cones on the antennae; the caudal margins of the pygidium are sometimes modified into small paramedian lobes, but are mostly emarginate or slightly concave medially; leg-pair 18 devoid of any evident mesal outgrowths on the femur or tibia; the posterior telopods are rather stout, with prefemoral trichosteles reduced or only present as a small cone; and the femoral trichosteles are strongly reduced or absent.

Type species.

Hyperglomeris lamellosa Silvestri, 1917, by original designation.

Species included.

Hyperglomeris lamellosa Silvestri, 1917, H. dirupta (Silvestri, 1917), H. conspicua Golovatch, 1983, H. maxima Golovatch, 1983, H. depigmentata Golovatch, Geoffroy & VandenSpiegel, 2013, H. nigra Golovatch, 2017, H. simplex Nguyen, Sierwald & Marek, 2019, H. bicaudata Likhitrakarn, sp. nov., H. inkhavilayi Likhitrakarn, sp. nov.

Remarks.

The genus Hyperglomeris was established by Silvestri (1917), who designated H. lamellosa Silvestri, 1917 as the type species and provided a detailed description and excellent illustrations. At the same time, he created a new genus and species, Dinoglomeris dirupta , which only superficially differed from Hyperglomeris . Both species were discovered on Mount Mẫu Sơn, Vietnam, but at different altitudes. Subsequently, Golovatch (1983b) investigated the scope of the genus using his material from Vietnam and proposed that the two genera be combined into one. Afterwards, Golovatch published two new species, synonymizing the name Dinoglomeris with Hyperglomeris .