Agrophogonus mwanihana Hoffman, 2005

Olsen, Sissel Anna, Rosenmejer, Trine & Enghoff, Henrik, 2020, A mountain of millipedes IX: Species of the family Gomphodesmidae from the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida), European Journal of Taxonomy 675, pp. 1-35 : 29

Agrophogonus mwanihana Hoffman, 2005

Fig. 19

Agrophogonus mwanihana Hoffman, 2005: 479 .

Material examined

TANZANIA • 8 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀; Morogoro Region, Udzungwa Mts National Park, Sanje Kati camp and plot; 07°45′47.6″ S, 36°53′10.4″ E; 850 m a.s.l.; 7 Feb. 2014; J. Malumbres-Olarte leg.; pitfall traps; NHMD 621682 .

Distribution

Known from the type locality: Iringa Region, Iringa District, Udzungwa Mts, Mwanihana FR, 3000– 4000 ft a.s.l. (corresponds to 900–1200 m a.s.l.), Sanje River valley, and now also from a very close site at a slightly lower elevation (850 m).

Remarks

The new specimens agree with the description by Hoffman (2005). It should be noticed that the drawings on p. 481 in Hoffman’s book, although the caption states “Figs 454–455: Gonopods, Agrophogonus mwanihana ….”, actually are figs 456–457 and show A. mangalisa .

We here present new illustrations of the gonopod of A. mwanihana , based on one of the newly studied specimens ( Fig. 19 ).

Figures

Fig. 19. Agrophogonus mwanihana Hoffman, 2005, specimen from Udzungwa Mts National Park, Sanje Kati camp & plot (NHMD 621682), right gonopod. A–B. Mesal view. C–D. Lateral view. E–F. Dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.