New species of Agathodesmus Silvestri, 1910 from Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Haplodesmidae)

By

Mesibov, Robert

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

325

Pages

33-64

Subjects

Australia , Diplopoda , Haplodesmidae , millipede , Polydesmida

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.325.5932

 

Abstract

The genus Agathodesmus Silvestri, 1910 is speciose and widespread in high-rainfall parts of eastern Australia. In addition to the type species A. steeli Silvestri, 1910 and A. johnsi Mesibov, 2009 from New South Wales and A. bucculentus (Jeekel, 1986) from Queensland, the following 18 new species are recognised: A. adelphus sp. n., A. aenigmaticus sp. n., A. agnus sp. n., A. anici sp. n., A. gayundah sp. n., A. hahnensis sp. n., A. kerensis sp. n., A. kirrama sp. n., A. millaa sp. n., A. parapholeus sp. n., A. quintanus sp. n., A. sagma sp. n., A. summus sp. n. and A. yuccabinensis sp. n. from Queensland; A. carorum sp. n. from New South Wales and Victoria; A. bonang sp. n. and A. morwellensis sp. n. from Victoria; and A. chandleri sp. n. from South Australia.