On the millipede genus Heteropyge: description of the adults of H. araguayensis and revalidation of H. bidens (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae)

Author(s)

Luiz F. M. Iniesta ; Rodrigo S. Bouzan ; Antonio D. Brescovit ^[3]

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: IHERINGIA SERIE ZOOLOGIA; v. 109, 2019-09-09.

Abstract

ABSTRACT The South American genus Heteropyge Silvestri, 1897 is revised, accommodating now six accepted species. Adults of the poorly known species Heteropyge araguayensis (Schubart, 1947) are described for the first time from near-topotypic material collected near the Araguaia River, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. In addition, based on recent samplings and on material from Schubart’s collection, H. bidens (Schubart, 1945) is removed from the synonymy of H. cayennophilus (Silvestri, 1897) and revalidated. Both species show significant differences concerning the gonopods and male leg-pair 1. New records and additional data for H. bidens and H. cayennophilus are provided, as well as an updated checklist of the species belonging to Heteropyge. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/24248-0 - Review and cladistic analysis of the genus Pseudonannolene Silvestri, 1895 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Pseudonannolenidae)
• Grantee: Luiz Felipe Moretti Iniesta
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 18/00103-8 - Review and cladistic analysis of Arthrosolaenomeridini Hoffman, 1976 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae)
• Grantee: Rodrigo Salvador Bouzan
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master