Pseudocentrobolus, Wesener & Enghoff & Sierwald, 2009

Wesener, Thomas, Enghoff, Henrik & Sierwald, Petra, 2009, Review of the Spirobolida on Madagascar, with descriptions of twelve new genera, including three genera of ' fire millipedes' (Diplopoda), ZooKeys 19 (19), pp. 1-128 : 62

Key to the Pseudocentrobolus species:

1 Mesozonites of body rings golden, metazonites black ( Fig. 31C ). Telson entirely golden ( Fig. 31C ). Antennae very short, protruding back to body ring 2 ( Fig. 31D ). Telopodite of anterior gonopod visible in anterior view ( Fig. 34A ). Telopodite of posterior gonopod only with a membranous process and a disc ( Figs 35A, D ) ............................................................. P. aureus sp. n.

– Mesozonites of body rings greenish, metazonites golden ( Fig. 35B ). Telson anteriorly greenish, posteriorly golden ( Fig. 35B ). Antennae short, protruding back to body ring 4 ( Fig. 35A ). Telopodite of anterior gonopod completely covered by coxite in anterior view ( Fig. 36C ). Telopodite of posterior gonopod with a membranous process, a disc and an additional unique, finger-shaped process ( Figs 36D, E ) ........................... P. vohibasiensis sp. n.

Figures

Figure 31. Pseudocentrobolus aureus sp. n., A–D, G, H male paratype; E, F female paratype. A head, lateral view B legs 1–7, ventral view C telson D head, antenna and collum, lateral view E second leg with vulva F female midbody ring with legs G posterior gonopods, anterior view H posterior gonopods, posterior view. av = anal valves; Co = collum; Cx = coxite; Gn = gnathochilarium; Md = mandible; mem-p = membranous process; Pre = preanal ring; St = sternite; St-Cx = coxosternite; T = telopodite; Vu = vulva. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Figure 34. Pseudocentrobolus aureus sp. n., male holotype, anterior gonopod A anterior view B posterior view. Cx = coxite; St = sternite; T = telopodite. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figure 35. Pseudocentrobolus aureus sp. n., male paratype, A–C left, D–E right posterior gonopod. A overview, anterior view B detail of disc, anterior view C membranous process, anterior view D overview, posterior view E detail of disc, posterior view F detail of membranous process, posterior view. Cx = coxite; mem-p = membranous process; St = sternite; T = telopodite.

Figure 36. Pseudocentrobolus vohibasiensis sp. n., male holotype. A head and legs 1–7, ventral view B telson C anterior gonopod, anterior view D posterior gonopods, posterior view E posterior gonopods, anterior view. av = anal valves; Co = collum; Cx = coxite; Gn = gnathochilarium; Md = mandible; mem-p = membranous process; Pre = preanal ring; scl-p = sclerotized process; St = sternite; T = telopodite. Not to same scale.