Aquattuor longipala Enghoff, 2015

Enghoff, Henrik, 2020, A mountain of millipedes VIII. The genus Aquattuor Frederiksen, 2013 revisited - a new species from the Udzungwa Mts, Tanzania, another from the Nguru Mts, and introduction of the first pair of male legs as a source of taxonomic characters (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Odontopygidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 626, pp. 1-32 : 14-16

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2020.626

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3808352

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C11879E-FFBB-FFD5-FD86-E9D7FC7F1642

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scientific name

Aquattuor longipala Enghoff, 2015
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Aquattuor longipala Enghoff, 2015 View in CoL

Figs 1 View Fig , 5 View Fig D–F, 8B, 9, 11

Aquattuor longipala Enghoff, in Enghoff & Frederiksen, 2015: 12 View in CoL View Cited Treatment .

Diagnosis

Diameter 1.78–2.02 mm, 50–52 podous rings ( Fig. 9 View Fig ). Differs from congeners, except A. longipala and A. major , by having the gonopodal palette considerably longer than broad, and by having a distal prefemoral lobe on the first pair of male legs, in addition to the normal prefemoral process. Differs from A. mollilobus sp. nov. by having distinct lateral and mesal incisions on the gonopod coxa and by having the tarsal setae of the first pair of male legs of normal length; differs from A. major in lacking a triangular tooth on the anterior margin of the gonopod telomere.

Material studied (total: 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, 3 juvs)

TANZANIA • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, 3 juvs; Morogoro Region, Udzungwa Mts National Park, Mito Mitatu, Plot 15; 07°49′39.8″ S, 36°50′26.0″ E; 1552 m a.s.l.; 27 Oct. 2014; J. Malumbres-Olarte leg.; pitfall trapping (summed catch from two traps); NHMD 621642 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Morogoro Region, Udzungwa Mts National Park, Mito Mitatu ; 07°50′14.3″ S, 36°50′46.8″ E; 1207 m a.s.l.; 25 Nov. 2013; T. Pape and N. Scharff leg.; pitfall trapping; NHMD 621643 GoogleMaps .

Descriptive notes

The new specimens perfectly fit the original description of A. longipala , except that they are marginally larger (51–52 podous rings, diameter 1.84–2.02 mm, vs 50–52 podous rings, diameter 1.78–1.90 mm for type specimens) ( Fig. 9 View Fig ).

First pair of male legs ( Fig. 5 View Fig D–F) each with a single slender, finger-shaped prefemoral process (pfp); in addition, each prefemur has a smaller, irregular lobe (dpl) on the oral side of the distal margin; setae of femur much shorter than corresponding setae on normal walking legs ( Fig. 8B View Fig ).

Fig. 11 View Fig shows a gonopod of one of the newly collected specimens.

Aquattuor longipala is very similar to A. major (see Discussion).

Distribution

Known from two sites in the Udzungwa Mts, viz., West Kilombero FR and Mito Mitatu in Udzungwa Mts National Park ( Fig. 1 View Fig ). Altitudinal range: 1207–1552 m a.s.l.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Diplopoda

Order

Spirostreptida

Family

Odontopygidae

Genus

Aquattuor

Loc

Aquattuor longipala Enghoff, 2015

Enghoff, Henrik 2020
2020
Loc

Aquattuor longipala Enghoff, in Enghoff & Frederiksen, 2015: 12

Enghoff H. & Frederiksen S. B. 2015: 12
2015
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