Tylopus strongylosomoides (Korsós & Golovatch, 1989)

Nguyen, Anh D., 2012, Tylopus Millipedes In Vietnam (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae: Sulciferini), With Descriptions Of Five New Species, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 60 (2), pp. 289-311 : 305

Tylopus strongylosomoides (Korsós & Golovatch, 1989)

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Paratylopus strongylosomoides Korsós & Golovatch, 1989: 215 , Figs. 6–10

Tylopus strongylosomoides :— Golovatch & Enghoff, 1993: 90; Enghoff, Golovatch & Nguyen, 2004: 40

Material examined. — 1 male (IEBR-127), Phu Tho Province, Xuan Son National Park (NP) (21°03'– 21°12'N, 104°51'– 105°01'E), primary forest, coll. Nguyen Van Quang, 15 Jan.2006 .

Remarks. — This species was described from Tam Dao NP under Paratylopus Korsós & Golovatch, 1989 , which was later synonymized with Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 by Golovatch & Enghoff (1993). Xuan Son NP (new record) is about 80 km west of the type locality of this species.

Figures

Fig. 15. Tylopus strongylosomoides (Korsós & Golovatch, 1989): left gonopod, mesal view (A); postfemoral region, lateral view (B).

Fig. 18.Distribution map ofthe millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 in Vietnam. 1: Sa Pa, Lao Cai Prov. (T. crassipes, T. procurvus, T. nodulipes, T. sigma, T. sapaensis, T. maculatus, T. magnicus); 2: Van Ban, Lao Cai Prov. (T. crassipes, T. nodulipes); 3: Xuan Son NP (T. strongylosomoides, T. golovatchi); 4: Tam Dao NP (T. tamdaoensis, T. roseiparaterga, T. strongylosomoides); 5: Cuc Phuong NP (T. granulatus, T. hilaroides, T. topali); 6: Pu Mat NP (T. nodulipes); 7: Huong Son, Ha Tinh prov. (T. nodulipes); 8: Bach Ma–Ba Na NP (T. hilaris, T. multilatus); 9: Ngoc Linh Mts., Kon Tum prov. (T. hilaris, T. phanluongi); 10: Bi Doup–Nui Ba NP (T. spinisterna).

Fig. 6. Tylopus roseiparaterga, new species, holotype: left gonopod, lateral view (A); postfemoral region, lateral view (B) and submesal view (C).

Fig. 7. Tylopus golovatchi, new species, holotype: hypoproct, ventral view (A); sternite 5, posterioventral view (B); left gonopod, lateral view (C), mesal view (D); postfemoral region, dorsal view (E). Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 8. Tylopus golovatchi, new species, holotype: left gonopod, mesal view (A), ventral view (B), and lateral view (C); postfemoral region, lateral view (D).

Fig. 9. Tylopus sapaensis, new species, holotype: body rings 10–11, lateral view (A), hypoproct, ventral view (B); sternite 5, posterioventral view (C); right gonopod, mesal view (D) and lateral view (E). Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 10. Tylopus sapaensis, new species, holotype: left gonopod, mesal view (A), lateroventral view (B), dorsal view (C), and lateral view (D, E); Leg 9 (F).