The genus Unixenus Jones, 1944 (Diplopoda, Penicillata, Polyxenida) in Australia

By

Short, Megan
Huynh, Cuong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

156

Pages

105-122

Subjects

Australia , Diplopoda , Distribution , new species , Penicillata , Polyxenidae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.156.2168

 

Abstract

The penicillate genus Unixenus Jones, 1944 is widespread, with species found in Africa, Madagascar, India and Australia. Each of the two Australian species was originally described from single samples from Western Australia. In this study, collections of Penicillata from museums in all states of Australia were examined to provide further details of the two described species, to revise the diagnoses for both the genus and the species, and to better understand the distribution of the two species in Australia. In addition, two new species Unixenus karajinensis sp. n. and Unixenus corticolus sp. n. are described.