A new species of Bicoxidens Attems, 1928 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae) from northern Zimbabwe

By

Mwabvu, Tarombera
Hamer, Michelle
Slotow, Robert

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2009

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

7

Pages

75-81

Subjects

endemic , gonopod , metaplica , millipede , proplica , Southern Africa , telocoxite , telopodite

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.7.106

 

Abstract

Bicoxidens aridis sp. n. is described from five male specimens collected from northern Zimbabwe. Besides being the smallest member of the genus, B. aridis has a hook-shaped distal telocoxite, a telopodite with a long postfemur and a proximal clockwise coil. The discovery of this species suggests that the geographical range of the genus may extend further north into Zambia.