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Issue: Vol. 5723 No. 4: 27 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.4.3
Page range: 514-532
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Three new species of Sandalodesmus Silvestri, 1902 from the last intact stretches of Atlantic Forest in Brazil (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae: Sandalodesmini)

Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas; Instituto Butantan. Avenida Vital Brasil 1500; 05503-090 São Paulo; SP; Brazil; Graduação em Ciências Biológicas; Instituto de Biociências; Universidade de São Paulo. Rua do Matão 101; 05508-090 São Paulo; SP; Brazil
Laboratório de Estudos em Diplopoda; Departamento de Zoologia; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Prof. Moraes Rego Ave.; 50760-420; Recife; PE; Brazil
Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas; Instituto Butantan. Avenida Vital Brasil 1500; 05503-090 São Paulo; SP; Brazil
Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas; Instituto Butantan. Avenida Vital Brasil 1500; 05503-090 São Paulo; SP; Brazil
Myriapoda Taxonomy Neotropical region Brazil São Paulo Diplopoda millipedes

Abstract

Three new species of the millipede genus Sandalodesmus Silvestri, 1902 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae) are described from the southeastern coast of Brazil: Sandalodesmus peruibe sp. nov., Sandalodesmus jureia sp. nov., and Sandalodesmus fandango sp. nov. These new species co-occur at the same locality: a protected area within the Atlantic Forest, Estação Ecológica Juréia-Itatins. They are morphologically distinct by the structure of their gonopods. In addition, a revised identification key to all known species of Sandalodesmus is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Figueiredo, T.D., Iniesta, L.F., Brescovit, A.D. & Bouzan, R.S. (2025) Three new species of Sandalodesmus Silvestri, 1902 from the last intact stretches of Atlantic Forest in Brazil (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae: Sandalodesmini). Zootaxa, 5723 (4), 514–532. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.4.3