Georgiosoma, Antić, Dragan Ž. & Makarov, Slobodan E., 2016

Antić, Dragan Ž. & Makarov, Slobodan E., 2016, The Caucasus as a major hotspot of biodiversity: Evidence from the millipede family Anthroleucosomatidae (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida), Zootaxa 4211 (1), pp. 1-205 : 67-68

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4211.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6B86C6BA-6AFE-4AAD-870D-04794C138D47

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6074398

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7878C-FF95-CD7D-FF4C-EE99B53CE9B1

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Plazi

scientific name

Georgiosoma
status

gen. nov.

Genus Georgiosoma View in CoL gen. nov.

Diagnosis. Differs from the other Caucasian anthroleucosomatids by the presence of large anterior gonopods with rounded anterior shields and two well-developed, subtriangular and acuminate horns on the anterior side, as well as by the development of a well-developed, mesally curved horn and a subtriangular anterior protrusion on the coxae of male leg-pair 7.

Etymology. The new genus is named after its type locality, Georgia. The name is a neuter noun.

Description. See below.

Distribution. Georgia (known only from Cave Lagernaya 1, near Okureshi) ( Fig. 168 View FIGURE 168 , red asterisk). Type species. Georgiosoma bicornutum gen. et sp. nov., by present designation.

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