Vietnamorpha spiralis Golovatch, 1984

Nguyen, Anh D., 2017, A second species of the genus Vietnamorpha Golovatch, 1984 (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) and notes on the generic relationship, Journal of Natural History 51 (39 - 40), pp. 2331-2343 : 2334-2335

Vietnamorpha spiralis Golovatch, 1984

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Vietnamorpha spiralis Golovatch, 1984: 55–56 , figs 1–3; Golovatch, 1983: 182; Enghoff et al., 2004: 41

Material examined

1 male (IEBR-472) Phu Tho Prov . , Xuan Son National Park, outside of Lun cave , 27 March 2011, pitfall trapping, leg . Luong and An ; 2 males (IEBR-240) Hoa Binh Prov ., Thuong Tien Natural Reserve , bamboo forest, 250 m, 4–8 August 2005, leg . Anh D . Nguyen ; 5 males, 1 female (IEBR-Myr 567) Ninh Binh Prov ., Cuc Phuong NP, Bong station , forest, 21 September 2016, leg . Anh D . Nguyen; 1 male (IEBR-Myr 570) Hanoi, Ba Vi National Park , forest, 400 m, 20 September 2016, leg . Anh D . Nguyen.

Diagnosis

The species is distinguished by the gonopod femorite being slightly bent dorsally; solenomere long, serrated, not completely sheathed by solenophore; both solenophore and solenomere twisting around the femorite.

Records from Vietnam

Ninh Binh Prov. (Cuc Phuong NP) ( Golovatch 1984); Phu Tho Prov. (Xuan Son NP); Hoa Binh Prov . (Thuong Tien NR); Hanoi (Ba Vi NP).

Distribution

Only known from Vietnam.

Remarks

The species seems to be widely distributed in northern Vietnam.

Figures

Figure 1. Collecting sites for the genus Vietnamorpha Golovatch, 1984. 1: Xuan Son National Park, 2: Ba Vi National Park, 3: Thuong Tien Natural Reserve, 4: Cuc Phuong National Park, 5: Pu Mat National Park.

Figure 2. Vietnamorpha spiralis Golovatch, 1984 from Cuc Phuong NP. Left gonopod, lateral view (a) and mesal view (b). Scale bar = 0.5 mm.