Hylomus cervarius ( Attems, 1953 )

Nguyen, Anh D., Nguyen, Manh-Ha, Nguyen, Thu-Anh T. & Phung, Hong-Luong T., 2019, Review of Dragon Millipedes (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) in the Fauna of Vietnam, with Descriptions of Three New Species, Zoological Studies 58 (14), pp. 1-31 : 5-7

Hylomus cervarius ( Attems, 1953)

( Figs. 1 , 5 )

Centrodesmus cervarius Attems, 1953: 175−176 , figs. 75−80. Pratinus cervarius: Jeekel 1964: 63 ; Jeekel 1968: 61.

Desmoxytes cervaria: Golovatch & Enghoff 1994: 60 ; Nguyen & Sierwald 2013: 1242; Likhitrakarn et al. 2015: 499 , figs. 13−14.

Hylomus cervarius: Jeekel 1980: 657 ; Srisonchai et al. 2018a: 10.

Material examined: 3 males, 1 female (IEBR-32) Lao Cai Province, Sa Pa, Ham Rong Mt., limestone mountain, 1,600 m, 16−19 July 2006, coll. Anh D. Nguyen.

Diagnosis: The species can be recognised by the combination of the following characters: paraterga antler-shaped; metaterga rough, dull, granular, with a row of 3 + 3 posterior setiferous spines; male leg femora 6 and 7 humped ventrally; epiproct unmodified, without conspicuous setiferous knobs near tip; gonopod femorite suberect, slightly expanded distad; solenophore long ( Fig. 5 ).

Previous records: Lao Cai Province (Sa Pa) ( Attems 1953).

Distribution: Only known from northern Vietnam.

Figures

Fig. 1. Distribution of Hylomus species in mainland Vietnam. 1: Hoang Lien National Park (Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province); 2: Nam Xay Commune (Van Ban District, Lao Cai Province); 3: Duc Xuan Commune (Bac Quang District, Ha Giang Province); 4: Xuan Son National Park (Phu Tho Province); 5: Tam Dao (Vinh Phuc Province); 6: Cuc Phuong National Park (Ninh Binh Province); 7: Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park (Quang Binh Province); 8: Lien Chieu District (Da Nang Province); 9: Ba Na National Park (Da Nang Province); 10: Lo Xo Pass (Kon Tum Province); 11: Ngoc Linh Mt. (Kon Tum Province); 12: Kon Chu Rang Natural Reserve (Gia Lai Province); 13: Buon Ho District (Dak Lak Province); 14: Hon Ba Mt. (Khanh Hoa Province); 15: Phan Rang (Ninh Thuan Province); 16: Cat Tien National Park (Dong Nai Province).

Fig. 5. Hylomus cervarius (Attems, 1953) from Sa Pa. Left gonopod, dorsal view (A), lateral view (B).