Elythesmus undetermined

Enghoff, Henrik, 2022, A mountain of millipedes X: Species of Pyrgodesmidae and Cryptodesmidae in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida), European Journal of Taxonomy 845, pp. 66-100 : 94

? Elythesmus sp.

Material examined (2 ♀♀, 1 subad. ♀)

TANZANIA • 1 ♀; Iringa Region, Iringa District, West Kilombero Scarp Forest Reserve ; 07°50′38.4″ S, 36°22′17.6″ E; 1400 m a.s.l.; Nov. 2000; Frontier Tanzania leg.; montane forest, trapsite Paradise; NHMD 621820 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 07°48′50.6″ S, 36°25′26.2″ E; 1586 m a.s.l.; 28 Aug. 2000; plot Firefly; NHMD 621821 • 1 subad. ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 07°48′34.0″ S, 36°28′23.0″ E; 1500 m a.s.l.; 6 Aug. 2000; Nyati-camp; NHMD 621822 .

Remarks

These specimens are extremely similar to Elysthemus enghoffi , with one notable exception: the paranota are shining white, completely devoid of the dark layer which is so characteristic of E. enghoffi , and on the central part of the metazonae, there is only a faint brownish colouration. In the absence of males, the significance of this difference remains unclear.