Epanerchodus potanini Golovatch, 1991

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 : 69-70

Epanerchodus potanini Golovatch, 1991

Figs 28–31

Materials examined. 1 Male and 1 female, China, Chongqing, Wuxi County, Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Yanping , 31°31′9.1″N, 109°43′1.2″E, alt. 1802 m, 11 August 2022, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg.

Remarks. This species is very common in southern China, and has been recorded from Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces. The new samples almost fully agree with the original description. The habitus and gonopodal structures are illustrated here ( Figs 28–31 ).

Figures

FIGURE 28. Epanerchodus potanini Golovatch, 1991. A. Living specimen, male; B. Living specimen, female.

FIGURE 29. Epanerchodus potanini Golovatch, 1991. A. Anterior part of habitus, dorsal view; B. Posterior part of habitus, dorsal view; C. Telson, ventral view; D. Segments 17–19 and telson, dorsal view. Scale bars: A, B = 1 mm; C, D = 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 30. Epanerchodus potanini Golovatch, 1991. A. Anterior part of habitus, ventral view; B. Posterior part of habitus, ventral view; C. Head, collum and segments 2–4, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 31. Epanerchodus potanini Golovatch, 1991. A. Right gonopod, mesal view; B. Right gonopod, lateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.