Orthorhachis durabilis Mesibov, 2008

Mesibov, Robert, 2025, Dalodesmid millipedes from alpine and subalpine habitats in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae), ZooKeys 1262, pp. 303-333 : 303-333

Orthorhachis durabilis Mesibov, 2008

Material examined.

10 M, 17 F, 96 J from 31 sites in the mountains of Victoria and New South Wales (Fig. 16 B ). See Suppl. material 1 for details.

Remarks.

The new records are in the mountainous parts of the O. durabilis range envelope and extend the known maximum elevation to ca 1760 m. This species is the most widespread dalodesmid on the southeastern Australian mainland, with a linear range extent of ca 480 km.

Figures

Figure 16. A. Localities for Dibologonus major sp. nov. (asterisks), D. minor sp. nov. (open squares), D. oedipus sp. nov. (circles) and D. sladei sp. nov. (diamonds). Inset shows localities for D. major sp. nov. and D. minor sp. nov.; B. Localities for Orthorhachis durabilis Mesibov, 2008: previously recorded (circles) and new from this study (crosses).