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Issue: Vol. 233 No. 1: 4 Jul. 2003
Type: Article
Published: 2003-07-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.233.1.1
Page range: 1–7
Abstract views: 32
PDF downloaded: 5

Branneria bonoculus, n. sp., a second species in the North American milliped family Branneriidae (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Brannerioidea)

Biology Department, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney VA 23943, USA
Myriapoda Milliped Diplopoda Chordeumatida Branneriidae Branneria bonoculus Branneria carinata taxonomy United States Arkansas

Abstract

Branneria bonoculus, n. sp., is described from southwestern Arkansas (USA) as the second species in its genus and family. Some misinterpretations of branneriid gonopods are corrected, and the composition of the superfamily Brannerioidea is briefly discussed. New figures of the gonopods of Branneria carinata (Bollman) are presented.

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