Macroxenus Brölemann, 1917

Duy-Jacquemin, Monique Nguyen, 2009, Revision of the genera of Polyxenidae bearing pseudoarticulated gnathochilarial sensilla (Diplopoda, Polyxenida, Polyxenidae), with the description of two new species, Zoosystema 31 (4), pp. 829-848 : 842-844

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2009n4a5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4548416

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scientific name

Macroxenus Brölemann, 1917
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Genus Macroxenus Brölemann, 1917 View in CoL

TYPE SPECIES. — Polyxenus rubromarginatus Lucas, 1846 .

SPECIES INCLUDED. — Macroxenus rubromarginatus ; M. caingangensis ( Schubart, 1944) ; M. enghoffi Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1996 .

REMARKS

This genus was created by Brölemann (1917) for the type species Polyxenus rubromarginatus Lucas, 1846 from Algeria (environs of Oran). Brölemann (1917) redescribed this species from material collected at Blida (alt. 1500 m).

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS MACROXENUS BRÖLEMANN, 1917 View in CoL

1. 1 dorsal row of 5-7 sensilla basiconica on antennal article VI ..................................... 2

— 1 dorsal group with 13 or more sensilla basiconica on antennal article VI ... M. enghoffi

2. Antennal sensilla basiconica thick and short .................................. M. rubromarginatus — Antennal sensilla basiconica thin and long ......................................... M. caingangensis

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Diplopoda

Order

Polyxenida

Family

Polyxenidae

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