Lophostreptus Cook, 1895

Enghoff, Henrik & Akkari, Nesrine, 2024, A new species of Lophostreptus Cook, 1895 discovered among syntypes of L. regularis Attems, 1909 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), ZooKeys 1188, pp. 265-274 : 265

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scientific name	Lophostreptus Cook, 1895
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Genus Lophostreptus Cook, 1895 View in CoL

Type species.

Glyphijulus magnus Karsch, 1881, by original designation. Male not known.

Diagnosis.

A trachystreptoform (sensu Enghoff et al. in press) genus with the anterior margin of collum unmodified, the lateroapical metaplical process (lap) of the gonopod coxa inclined or abruptly bent laterad, and the generally slender gonopod telopodite carrying a platelike post-torsal extension (sf) or at least with a marked ‘knee’ (kn) at the same place (from Enghoff et al. in press).

Other included species.

Lophostreptus armatus Pocock, 1896.

Lophostreptus bicolor Carl, 1909.

Lophostreptus cameranii Silvestri, 1896. Male not known.

Lophostreptus luridus Attems, 1934. Male not known.

Lophostreptus magombera Enghoff et al. (in press).

Lophostreptus minimus Mwabvu & VandenSpiegel, 2009.

Lophostreptus poriger Verhoeff, 1941. Male not known.

Lophostreptus similis Attems, 1914.

Lophostreptus tersus (Cook, 1896).

Lophostreptus ulopygus Attems, 1928. Male not known.