The millipede genus Eviulisoma Silvestri, 1910 in Kenya, with descriptions of new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)

By

VandenSpiegel, Didier
Golovatch, Sergei

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

459

Pages

Nov-34

Subjects

Diplopoda , Eviulisoma , key , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.459.8621

 

Abstract

The genus Eviulisoma, the largest among Afrotropical Paradoxosomatidae, currently encompasses 36 species or subspecies, including six new from Kenya: E. ngaia sp. n., E. ngaiaorum sp. n., E. taitaorum sp. n., E. taita sp. n., E. kirimeri sp. n. and E. kakamega sp. n. In addition, E. alluaudi Brolemann, 1920 and E. silvestre (Carl, 1909) are recorded for the first time beyond their type localities in Kenya and Tanzania, respectively, based on new material from Kenya. A key is given to all ten species of the genus presently reported from Kenya.