East African odontopygid millipedes 3: Two new genera; Lamelloramus and Aquattuor proposed to contain three new species (Diplopoda; Spirostreptida; Odontopygidae)

Sara B Frederiksen

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3694.1.4

East African odontopygid millipedes 3: Two new genera; Lamelloramus and Aquattuor proposed to contain three new species (Diplopoda; Spirostreptida; Odontopygidae)

Zootaxa. 2013:3694:59-66. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3694.1.4.

Author

Sara B Frederiksen¹

Affiliation

¹ Natural History Museum ofDenmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen 0, Denmark. S.Frederiksen@hotmail.com

PMID: 26312268
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3694.1.4

Abstract

Two new genera and three new species in the millipede family Odontopygidae are described; Lamelloramus rhombi- formis, L. triangularis and Aquattuor denticulatus. All three species are found in the East Usambara Mountains.

MeSH terms

Africa
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Arthropods / anatomy & histology
Arthropods / classification*
Arthropods / growth & development
Body Size
Female
Male
Organ Size