A mountain of millipedes IX: Species of the family Gomphodesmidae from the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) Olsen, Sissel Anna Rosenmejer, Trine Enghoff, Henrik European Journal of Taxonomy 2020 2020-06-29 675 1 35 f82ea711-b87c-48b5-aed2-1654e66295d0 Rosenmejer & Enghoff Rosenmejer & Enghoff 2020 [527,963,666,693] Diplopoda Gomphodesmidae Pogoro Animalia Polydesmida 12 13 Arthropoda species siren sp. nov.   urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 90399199-DF61-47B0-8D5E-B01AAAF16DE2  Figs 2, 5E, 10–11    Diagnosis Differs from other species of the genus by the shape of the postnodal telopodite and by the non-enlarged tubercles on the hypoproct.    Etymology The name is a Latin noun in apposition, meaning mermaid, and refers to the mermaid tail-like shape of the postnodal telopodite when seen from the mesal side.    Material examined   Holotype   TANZANIA• ♂; Morogoro Region, Udzungwa Scarp Catchment Forest Reserve, Chita, plot 18; 08°29′19.5″ S, 35°54′27.3″ E,  1531 ma.s.l.;  2 Nov. 2014; J. Malumbres-Olarteleg.; pitfall traps; NHMD 621674.    Description  MaleSIZE AND SHAPE. Body length ca 55 mm. Maximum width 7.8 mm. W/L ratio 13%. Height of body ring eight 6.5 mm. H/W ratio = 83%. COLOUR ( Fig. 10). Collum and dorsal surface of metaterga dark brown. Face, legs and antennae medium brown. Prozona and ventral surface lighter brown. STERNAL PROCESS ON BODY RING 6 ( Fig. 5E). Transverse across sternum with dark brown edge and long setae. HYPOPROCT. Almost semicircular, without median projection, paramedian tubercles not projecting beyond edge of sclerite. GONOPOD ( Fig. 11). Gonocoxa with paracannular setae. Telopodite mesonodal. Process M twice as wide at base and slightly longer than process L; both curved laterad. Postnodal teleopodite relatively short, curved dorsomesad, with curved narrow subapical lobe with rounded apex on lateral side. Uncate subapical lobe on mesal side. Solenomere of telopodite curved inwards against apex of uncate subapical lobe.    Distribution Known only from the typelocality in the Udzungwa Scarp FR ( Fig. 2). 2803530319 2014-11-02 pitfall traps NHMD J. Malumbres-Olarte Tanzania 1531 -8.48875 Chita 1 35.907585 Udzungwa Scarp Catchment Forest Reserve 14 15 NHMD 621674 1 1 Morogoro Region holotype