A new species of Newportia Gervais, 1847 from Puerto Rico, with a revised key to the species of the genus (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopocryptopidae)

By

Schileyko, Arkady A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

276

Pages

39-54

Subjects

external characters , identification key , new species , Newportia , Newportiinae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.276.4876

 

Abstract

A new species of the centipede genus Newportia, N. stoevi sp. n., is described from Rio Encantado Cave, Puerto Rico. It differs from all congeners bysternites distinctly margined laterally and ultimate legs bearing 4 spinous processes on both prefemur and femur, and 2 on tibia. The value of some terms used in the taxonomy of the genus have been analyzed and an amended identification key to the species of Newportia is provided.