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Issue: Vol. 5810 No. 2: 15 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5810.2.3
Page range: 295-315
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First data on the millipede genus Armeniophyllum Lohmander, 1932 after almost a century, with the description of a new species and notes on the systematic position of the genus within the family Julidae (Diplopoda: Julida)

Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; 2 Gagarin Street; 1113; Sofia; Bulgaria.
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; 2 Gagarin Street; 1113; Sofia; Bulgaria.
Don State Technical University; Gagarin Square 1; Rostov-on-Don 344003; Russia.
Don State Technical University; Gagarin Square 1; Rostov-on-Don 344003; Russia.
Don State Technical University; Gagarin Square 1; Rostov-on-Don 344003; Russia.
Myriapoda 16s 28s Caucasus cybertype distribution new species taxonomy

Abstract

The Caucasian endemic genus Armeniophyllum Lohmander, 1932 is revised on the basis of abundant material from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. A redescription of the type and so far only species, Armeniophyllum dissectum (Lohmander, 1932), is provided including drawings, SEM micrographs and micro-CT of both gonopod and external morphological structures. In addition, a new, second species of the genus—A. pollex sp. nov.—is described from the Georgian part of Lesser Caucasus using the same methodology, with designation of a male and a female cybertype based on micro-CT imaging. The first genetic sequences of the genus were obtained from a near-topotypic specimen of A. dissectum. They were subsequently used for building a phylogenetic reconstruction according to which Armeniophyllum appears as sister group to the tribe Leucogeorgiini. The distribution patterns of the two species and the possible systematic position of the genus within Julidae are briefly discussed.

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How to Cite

Vagalinski, B., Borissov, S., Evsyukov, A., Zabiyaka, I. & Sadyrin, E. (2026) First data on the millipede genus Armeniophyllum Lohmander, 1932 after almost a century, with the description of a new species and notes on the systematic position of the genus within the family Julidae (Diplopoda: Julida). Zootaxa, 5810 (2), 295–315. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5810.2.3