Parajulus

Shelley, Rowland M., 2008, Way Down South: The milliped family Parajulidae (Julida: Parajulini) in Mexico and Central America; first records from El Salvador and the Baja California Peninsula, Zootaxa 1893, pp. 1-37 : 22

" Parajulus " viganus Chamberlin, 1952

Figs. 37–40

Paraiulus viganus Chamberlin, 1952:19 , figs. 17–19. Loomis, 1968a:76.

Type specimens. ɗ holotype and 1ɗ & 2 juvenile paratypes ( FMNH) collected by H. Dybas, 30 June 1941, at Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico.

Diagnosis. Anterior gonopod coxal processes vaguely subtriangular, more separated distad, broad basally and overlapping bases of telopodites, narrowing abruptly at midlengths and tapering distad, medial concavities shallow but distinct. Anterior branch of posterior gonopod moderately long, angling subventrad basally, then bending abruptly subanteriad; caudal process curving ventrad over solenomere then dorsad.

Distribution. Known from the type locality and the following new site.

MEXICO: Hidalgo, E. Cuieo, ɗ, 27 June 1943, collector's name illegible (NMNH) New State Record.

Remarks. The label in the type vial says "about 35 millipedes," but only those above are present now. " Parajulus " viganus was omitted from Hoffman (1999) and Bueno-Villegas et al. (2004).

Figures

FIGURES 37 – 40. " Parajulus " viganus. 37, anterior gonopods of holotype, anterior view. 38, left posterior gonopod of the same, medial view. 39, the same, lateral view. 40, the same of ♂ paratype, medial view. Abbreviations as in figs. 4 – 12 and 13 – 14. Scale line = 0.50 mm for fig. 37, 3.75 mm for fig. 38, 0.30 mm for fig. 39, 1.00 mm for fig. 40.