Asticopyrgodesmus lamingtonensis Mesibov

Mesibov, Robert, 2012, The first native Pyrgodesmidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) from Australia, ZooKeys 217, pp. 63-85 : 68

Asticopyrgodesmus lamingtonensis Mesibov sp. n. Figs 2F, 4B, 5B, 7C, 7D, 8A

Holotype.

Male, O’Reillys, Lamington National Park, Qld, 28°14'S, 153°08'E ± 2 km, 22-27 November 1978, J. Lawrence and T. Weir, ANIC berlesate 655, rainforest litter, ANIC 64-000216.

Paratypes.

ANIC: 12 males, details as for holotype, 64-000217.

Other material.

None.

Diagnostic description.

As for Asticopyrgodesmus maiala sp. n., differing in the following details (see also Figs 2F, 4B):

Males with head + 20 rings (females not yet recognised). Paranota (Fig. 5B) extending further laterally than in Asticopyrgodesmus maiala sp. n., anterior edge lower than posterior edge, declined at ca 60°. Ozopores on porosteles on rings 5, 7, 9, 12, 15 only. Gonopod telopodite (Figs 7C, 7D, 8A) divided distally into three branches: (a) basal branch posteriorly directed, mediolaterally flattened, apically with broad, gently convex margin; (b) solenomere rod-like, medial, tapering to point, posteriorly directed at base and abruptly bent posterolaterally; (c) laterodistal branch directed posterolaterally, subdivided into two mediolaterally flattened processes directed posteriorly with wide, U-shaped gap between, the lateral process larger, both processes tapering to rounded apex.

Distribution.

So far known only from rainforest at the type locality in southeastern Queensland (Fig. 11). Co-occurs with Asticopyrgodesmus maiala sp. n.

Etymology.

For Lamington National Park, the type locality; adjective.

Remarks.

This species very closely resembles Asticopyrgodesmus maiala sp. n., but differs most obviously in ring number.