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Published: 2008-06-11
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The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae)

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Wellington Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 7250
Myriapoda Diplopoda Polydesmida Dalodesmidae Australia setae spinnerets metatergites

Abstract

Descriptions and illustrations are provided for Gephyrodesmus arcuatus n. sp., G. cineraceus Jeekel, 1983, G. coolahensis n. sp. and G. regilacus n. sp.; Lissodesmus grampianensis n. sp.; and Orthorhachis catherinae n. sp., O. cavatica Jeekel, 2006, O. celtica n. sp., O. christinae n. sp., O. durabilis n. sp., O. gloriosa n. sp., O. inflata n. sp., O. jubata n. sp., O. kerewong n. sp., O. monteithi n. sp., O. oresbia n. sp., O. pallida Jeekel, 1985, O. paradoxalis Jeekel, 2006, O. serrata n. sp., O. tallagandensis n. sp., O. vinnula n. sp., O. weiri n. sp. and O. yabbra n. sp.

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