Calyptomastix vuasu, Enghoff, 2022

Enghoff, Henrik, 2022, Mountains of millipedes. The family Odontopygidae in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida), European Journal of Taxonomy 803, pp. 1-136 : 29-31

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2022.803.1691

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6373796

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD6512DA-4C6A-47F5-A8AC-A2EBF0B1C678

taxon LSID

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treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Calyptomastix vuasu
status

sp. nov.

Calyptomastix vuasu View in CoL sp. nov.

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Figs 17–18 View Fig View Fig

Diagnosis

Differs from other species of Calyptomastix by the combination of having a post-torsal spine (= postfemoral spine of Hoffman & Howell 2012) having the lateral coxal process in a subapical position and having a posteriad triangular process at the same level.

Etymology

The historical name used for the South Pare Mountains by its inhabitants. Noun in apposition.

Material examined (total 1 ♂)

Holotype TANZANIA • ♂ (head and rings 1–6 missing); Kilimanjaro Region, Same District, South Pare Mountains , Chome FR; 8 May 2011; S. Frederiksen leg.; NHMD 621717 .

Description (male)

SIZE. Diameter 3.4 mm, 74 podous rings, no apodous rings in front of telson.

COLOUR. Overall greyish brown, posterior part of metazonites amber, a clear yellow dorsal stripe. Telson dark brown, legs yellow.

ANAL VALVES. Only a tiny indication of a dorsal spine, no ventral spine or ‘corner’; margins not raised, each with 3 sessile setae.

LIMBUS ( Fig. 17D View Fig ). With pointed-triangular, striate lobes, ca twice as long as broad.

LEGS. Postfemoral and tibial pads well-developed on anterior post-gonopodal legs, diminishing and disappearing towars posterior.

STERNUM 9. ( Fig. 18H View Fig ). Subquadratic, with a transverse depression slightly below middle.

GONOPOD COXA ( Fig. 17A–C View Fig ). Proplica (PP) slender, almost parallel-sided, simple, with a relatively large proplical lobe (PPL) distally and a lateral short, triangular process (LCS) ca at same level. Metaplica (MP) simple, with a poorly demarcated basal metaplical flange (MF), subdistally with a posteriad, rounded triangular process (mtp). Cucullus (CU) triangular, no fingerlike process facing proplical lobe.

GONOPOD TELOPODITE ( Fig. 18A–G View Fig ). Arculus 90°. Torsotope (TT) extended, post-torsal narrowing obscured by long, stout post-torsal spine (PTS) making more than a full turn around post-torsal area. Solenomere (SLM) shorter than, and nested in cavity of telomere, taeniate, pointed, with stout basal solenomeral spine (BSS) and a subdistal flange (fl) on posterior side. Telomere (TM) relatively simple, curved podshaped, forming a regular 180° curve; external surface smooth, internally with several irregular membranes.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality in the South Pare Mts.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Diplopoda

Order

Spirostreptida

Family

Odontopygidae

SubFamily

Archepyginae

Tribe

Prionopetalini

Genus

Calyptomastix

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