Vieteuma hubeiensis Mauriès & Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1997

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 : 58-60

Vieteuma hubeiensis Mauriès & Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1997

Figs 11 , 12

Materials examined: 20 males and 38 females, China, Chongqing, Wuxi County, Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Guanshan , Yanzi Cave , 31°28’52.67” N, 109°43’59.70” E, alt. 2230 m, 12 August 2022, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg ; 1 male and 4 females, Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Guanshan, Gangkou Cave , 31°30’32.22” N, 109°41’33.65” E, alt. 2070 m, 13 August 2022, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg.

Distribution. Shennongjia (Hubei) and Yintiaoling (Chongqing).

Remarks. The characters of the habitus and the gonopods of this species are shown in Figs 11–12 . The type locality of this species is in Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Hubei Province ( Mauriès & Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1997), bordering on Yintiaoling. It is not surprising to collect this species in the region.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Live specimen of Vieteuma hubeiensis Mauriès & Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1997.

FIGURE 12. Gonopods and vulva of Vieteuma hubeiensis Mauriès & Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1997. A. Posterior gonopods, anterior view; B. Anterior gonopods, posterior view; C. Anterior gonopods, anterior view; D. Vulva, anterior view; E. Vulva, posterior view. Scale bars: A = 0.75 mm; B–E = 0.5 mm.