Lithobius (Monotarsobius) meifengensis, a new species of centipede from high altitude forest in central Taiwan (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)

By

Chao, Jui-Lung
Lee, Kwen-Shen
Chang, Hsueh-Wen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

741

Pages

181-192

Subjects

Lithobius , male secondary sexual character , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.741.21036

 

Abstract

Lithobius (Monotarsobius) meifengensissp. n.occurring at Mei-Feng Farm, Highland Experimental Farm of National Taiwan University, Nantou, Taiwan, is characterised by a male secondary sexual character on leg 15, a very large ventral swelling occupying almost 50% of the ventral surface of the femur; the gently curved apical region bearing approximately 20 short setae and numerous very small pores of flexo-canal epidermal glands. This male secondary sexual character is described for the first time in the genusLithobius.