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Type: Article
Published: 2014-04-04
Page range: 481–489
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Insular species swarm goes underground: two new troglobiont
Cylindroiulus millipedes from Madeira (Diplopoda: Julidae)

Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. Departamento de Biología Animal, Universidad de La Laguna, 38206 La Laguna, Spain.
Natural History Museum of Denmark (Zoological Museum), University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 København Ø–Denmark.
taxonomy lava tube troglobiont Portugal Macaronesia

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Cylindroiulus Verhoeff, 1894, C. julesvernei and C. oromii, are described from the subterranean ecosystem of Madeira Island, Portugal. Species are illustrated with photographs and diagrammatic drawings. The new species belong to the Cylindroiulus madeirae-group, an insular species swarm distributed in the archipelagos of Madeira and the Canary Islands. We discuss the differences between the new species and their relatives and present information on the subterranean environment of Madeira. An updated overview of the subterranean biodiversity of millipedes in Macaronesia is also provided.