IngentaConnect Diagnoses, synonymies and occurrences of the pantropical milliped...

Authors: Shelley R. M.; Lehtinen P. T.

Source: Journal of Natural History, Volume 33, Number 9, 1 September 1999 , pp. 1379-1401(23)

Abstract:

The trigoniuline millipeds, Leptogoniulus sorornus (Butler) and Trigoniulus corallinus (Gervais), the latter apparently native to southeast Asia, have been introduced into Africa, Central and South America, and tropical islands throughout the world. Literature records are summarized, new localities are presented, and diagnostic statements and anatomical illustrations are provided. Full synonymies are presented, and the following new ones are proposed: under L. sorornus Spirobolus suturalis Porat, S. sanctae-luciae Bollman, S. coquereli Saussure and Zehntner, Trigoniulus ambonensis Attems, T. acolastus Silvestri, Glosselus musarum Cook, and nine names authored by R. V. Chamberlin Cairibolus antonianus, T. frater, T. garmani, T. remotus and T. philippinus, Spirostrophus socius and S. javanus, Litobolus hanevavus, and Trucobolus townesi; under T. corallinus Iulus sumatrensis Gervais, Spirobolus sanguineus Koch, S. goesi Porat, S. cinctipes Butler, S. rugosus Voges, six names by Karsch S. detornatus, S. punctiplenus, S. signifer, S. decoratus, S. phranus and S. punctidives S. dominicae Pocock, S. surinamensis Bollman, S. dorsopunctatus Saussure and Zehntner, Trigoniulus sanguineus Tomosvary, T. tahitianus and T. amnestus, both by Chamberlin, and T. (Marshallbolus) takakuwai Verhoeff.

Keywords: LEPTOGONIULUS; SORORNUS; TRIGONIULUS; CORALLINUS; SYNONYMY; ISLANDS

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

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Diagnoses, synonymies and occurrences of the pantropical millipeds, Leptogoniulus sorornus (Butler) and Trigoniulus corallinus (Gervais) (Spirobolida: Pachybolidae: Trigoniulinae)