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Issue: Vol. 5659 No. 3: 4 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5659.3.2
Page range: 335-356
Abstract views: 39
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A new millipede species of the genus Gnomognathus Attems, 1942 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Harpagophoridae) from South India

Research Department of Zoology; Alphonsa College; Pala; Kottayam; Kerala; India
Research Department of Zoology; Alphonsa College; Pala; Kottayam; Kerala; India
Myriapoda Millipedes Western Ghats Palakkad Spirostreptida Harpurostreptini

Abstract

A new species of the genus Gnomognathus Attems, 1942, is described from the Western Ghats regions of the state of Kerala, India. Gnomognathus dhoni sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by the differences in overall gonopodal morphology and particularly by the shape and position of the tibial spines on the telopodite. Two other species, G. macracanthus (Carl, 1941), and G. interfectus (Carl, 1941), previously thought to be restricted to Tamil Nadu, have been recovered from Kerala. The genus now comprises nine species. A key is proposed for all species of the genus based on the gonopodal characters along with a concise comparison of contrasting characters and a distribution map.

 

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How to Cite

Sudhakaran, N. & Kuruvila, M.E. (2025) A new millipede species of the genus Gnomognathus Attems, 1942 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Harpagophoridae) from South India. Zootaxa, 5659 (3), 335–356. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.3.2