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Issue: Vol. 3904 No. 3: 7 Jan. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-01-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.3.5
Page range: 403–408
Abstract views: 33
PDF downloaded: 1

Occurrence of the millipede genus Piccola Attems, 1953 in China (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae)

College of Natural Resources & Environment, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushanlu, Guangzhou, 510640, China
College of Natural Resources & Environment, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushanlu, Guangzhou, 510640, China
Piccola troglobite new species new record Guangxi

Abstract

Piccola golovatchi sp. nov. is described and illustrated. It comes from the limestone cave called Shizikou Dadong, Tianlin County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southern China. This species is considered to be a troglobite, showing a pallid tegument and extremely enlongated antennae and legs. This is the first record of the millipede genus Piccola Attems, 1953 from China.