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Issue: Vol. 3172 No. 1: 25 Jan. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-01-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3172.1.4
Page range: 55–64
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 2

New species and new records of millipedes of the genus Rhinocricus Karsch, 1881 (Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae) from southern Brazil

Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul. Rua Dr. Salvador França, 1427, 90690-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul. Rua Dr. Salvador França, 1427, 90690-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Laboratório de Artrópodes, Instituto Butantan. Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Diplopoda Neotropical new species Rio Grande do Sul taxonomy

Abstract

Until now no species of Rhinocricus have been described or registered for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In thiswork we describe and illustrate five new species of Rhinocricus from Rio Grande do Sul: R. itauba sp. nov., R. gauchussp. nov., R. guaritas sp. nov., and R. serranus sp. nov., described from specimens of both sexes, and R. vacariensis sp. nov.based on a single male. The species R. divaricatus, R. padbergi and R. serratus are registered for the first time for this state. A key to Rio Grande do Sul species is presented.

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