Electrocambala, Moritz & Wesener, 2021

Moritz, Leif & Wesener, Thomas, 2021, Electrocambalidae fam. nov., a new family of Cambalidea from Cretaceous Burmese amber (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida), European Journal of Taxonomy 755 (1), pp. 22-46 : 26

Electrocambala gen. nov.

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Figs 1–3

Type species

Electrocambala ornata gen. et sp. nov.

Diagnosis

Electrocambala gen. nov. differs from Kachincambala gen. nov. by the presence of an accessory spine on the tarsus ( Figs 1E , 3G ). The anterior gonopod carries two rounded coxal lobes, the coxite is as long as the telopodite, and the outer lobe of the coxite is ⅓ as long as the inner lobe. The apex of the posterior gonopod is curved anteriorly, creating an open channel ( Fig. 1G–H ).

Etymology

As for the family. Feminine.

Other species included

Electrocambala cretacea gen. et sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 1. Electrocambala ornata gen. et sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (ZFMK-MYR7369). A. Habitus, lateral view, photograph. B. Head and anterior body rings, lateral view, photograph. C. Head and anterior body rings, lateral view, volume rendering. D. Head and anterior body rings, lateral view, drawing. E. Tarsus of midbody leg, photograph. F. Midbody ring, photograph. G. Gonopods, frontal view, segmentation. H. Gonopods, lateral view, segmentation. Abbreviations: ag = anterior gonopod; as = accessory spine; at = antennae; cl = claw; co = collum; cx = coxite; L = leg; la = labrum; md = mandible; mz = metazonite; om = ommatidia; pe = penis; pg = posterior gonopod; pz = prozonite; ta = tarsus; te = telopodite.

Fig. 2. Electrocambala ornata gen. et sp. nov., other material, photographs. A. ♂ (BuB1962). B. ♀ (BuB1825). C. Paratype, ♀ (ZFMK MYR7370).

Fig. 3. Electrocambala cretacea gen. et sp. nov., holotype, ♀ (ZFMK-MYR7370). A. Amber piece, photograph. B. Habitus, lateral view, photograph. C. Head and anterior body rings, lateral view, photograph. D. Telson and posterior body rings, lateral view, photograph. E. Head and anterior body rings, lateral view, drawing. F. Antenna, drawing. G. Midbody leg, drawing. Abbreviations: 57 = body ring 57; as = apical spine; at = antennae; av = anal valve; cl = claw; co = collum; cx = coxa; il = incisura lateralis; L = leg; la = labrum; md = mandible; om = ommatidia; ta = tarsus; te = telson.