Otostigmus spinosus Porat, 1876

Vu, Ha T., Nguyen, Hung D., Le, Son X., Eguchi, Katsuyuki, Nguyen, Anh D. & Tran, Binh T. T., 2020, A review and notes on the phylogenetic relationship of the centipede genus Otostigmus Porat, 1876 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) from Vietnam, Zootaxa 4808 (3), pp. 401-438 : 428-430

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scientific name	Otostigmus spinosus Porat, 1876
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Otostigmus spinosus Porat, 1876 View in CoL

( Figs. 32–35 View FIGURE 32 View FIGURE 33 View FIGURE 34 View FIGURE 35 )

Otostigmus (O.) spinosus Porat, 1876: 22 View in CoL ; Attems 1930: 152, fig. 182; Schileyko 2001: 433; Lewis 2001: 37, figs 75–78; Schileyko 2007: 81, fig. 5; Decker, 2013: 18.

Material examined. GIA LAI Province: 2 specimens (IEBR-Chi 178) Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Krong village (14.2796N– 108.4583E), natural forests, elevation of 660 m, 17–18 May 2017, coll. Nguyen D. Anh. GoogleMaps

Diagnosis. Body with 21 leg-bearing segments. Spiracles oval-shaped ( Fig. 33C View FIGURE 33 ). Antennae with 21 antennomeres; first two and of the third glabrous ( Fig. 32 View FIGURE 32 ). Coxosternal plate with 4+4 teeth ( Fig. 32D View FIGURE 32 ). Paramedian grooves distinct on tergites 3–20 ( Fig. 33B View FIGURE 33 ), but incomplete, invisible on sternites ( Fig. 33A View FIGURE 33 ). Coxopleural process long, conical, with 3 apical spines ( Figs 33D View FIGURE 33 , 34A View FIGURE 34 ). Spines on prefemur of the ultimate legs large and arranged in rows ( Fig. 34 View FIGURE 34 C–D).

Previous records in Vietnam. KHANH HOA, LAM DONG, DONG NAI ( Schileyko, 2001, 2007)

Distribution. Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea ( Attems, 1930; Schileyko, 2007).

Remarks. Our specimens agree with the description of Lewis (2010). The species has been recorded only in southcentral Vietnam ( Fig. 35 View FIGURE 35 ).