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Global review of some Anthroleucosomatidae (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida) with description of a new millipede genus from the Balkan Peninsula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

B.P.M. Ćurčić ,
S.E. Makarov ,
V.T. Tomić  and
B.M. Mitić
B.P.M. Ćurčić*
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
S.E. Makarov
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
V.T. Tomić
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
B.M. Mitić
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: bcurcic@bf.bio.bg.ac.yu).
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Abstract

The millipede Perunosoma trojanicagen. nov., sp. nov. is described on the basis of specimens from the Prekonoška Pećina Cave in southeast Serbia. Scanning electron micrographs of the gonopods and legs are presented. Comparative photomicrographs of the closely related genus Serbosoma Ćurčić and Makarov, 2000 are also presented. The central part of the anterior gonopods in these genera can be species-specific and provide grounds for initial recognition of species. The Anthroleucosomatidae occupy three disjunct areas globally: one on the west coast of North America, the second in Asia, and the third in Europe. The North American anthroleucosomatid fauna is composed of one monotypic genus, while the Asian one includes six genera with seven species and the much more diverse European anthroleucosomatids include 14 genera with 39 species.

Résumé

Nous décrivons Perunosoma trojanicagen. nov., sp. nov. d'après des spécimens provenant de la caverne de Prekonoška Pećina en Serbie du sud-est. Nous présentons des micrographies au microscope électronique à balayage des gonopodes et des pattes, ainsi des microphotographies du genre fortement apparenté Serbosoma Ćurčić et Makarov, 2000. La partie centrale des gonopodes antérieurs de ces genres peut être spécifique et servir à l'identification initiale des espèces. Les Anthroleucosomatidae habitent trois régions distinctes du globe, une sur la côte ouest de l'Amérique du Nord, la seconde en Asie et la troisième en Europe. La faune nord-américaine des Anthroleucosomatidae comprend un seul genre monotypique, alors que la faune asiatique contient six genres et sept espèces et celle d'Europe, beaucoup plus diversifiée, inclut 14 genres et 39 espèces.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 139 , Issue 4 , August 2007 , pp. 478 - 488
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2007

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