Kronopolites swinhoei ( Pocock, 1895 )

Chen, Hui-Ming, Zheng, Chang-Bin & Jiang, Xuan-Kong, 2023, The millipedes (Diplopoda) in Yintiaoling National Natural Reserve, Southwest China, Zootaxa 5257 (1), pp. 49-81 : 62-63

Kronopolites swinhoei ( Pocock, 1895)

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Materials examined. 5 males and 7 females, China, Chongqing, Wuxi County, Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Hongqi , 31°30’25.43” N, 109°49’28.42” E, alt. 1166 m, 13 August 2022, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg ; 13 males and 11 females, Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Linkouzi , 31°28’19.47” N, 109°52’58.34” E, alt. 1680 m, 16 August 2022, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg. ; 6 males and 8 females, same locality, 17 August 2022, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg ; 2 males and 4 females, Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Guanshan, Yanzi Cave , 31°28’52.67” N, 109°43’59.70” E, alt. 2230 m, 12 August 2022, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg ; 1 female, Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Shizhuzi , 31°32’4.68” N, 109°42’16.26” E, alt. 2210 m, 11 August 2022, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg.

Distribution. This species is widespread in central and southern China (Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Zhejiang) ( Golovatch 2019).

Remarks. The characters of the habitus and the gonopods of this species are shown in Figs 16–17 .

Figures

FIGURE 16. Live specimen of Kronopolites swinhoei (Pocock, 1895).

FIGURE 17. Left gonopods of Kronopolites swinhoei (Pocock, 1895). A. Mesal view; B. Ventral view; C. Lateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.