First record of the genus Touranella Attems, 1937 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Laos, with a description of a new species

By

Nguyen, Duc-Anh
Sierwald, Petra
Ware, Stephanie

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1145

Pages

169--180

Subjects

Bioinventory , Champasak , diversity , millipede , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1145.98704

 

Abstract

The paradoxosomatid genus Touranella Attems, 1937 is recorded from Laos for the first time, with a new species, Touranella champasaksp. nov., described here. The taxonomy of the genus is discussed, an identification key is provided, and the current distribution of all species is mapped.