Review of the Spirobolida on Madagascar, with descriptions of twelve new genera, including three genera of ' fire millipedes' (Diplopoda)
Wesener, Thomas
Enghoff, Henrik
Sierwald, Petra
ZooKeys
2009
2009-09-04
19
19
1
128
7NL4S
Brölemann, 1913
[514,695,1116,1142]
Diplopoda
Spirobolellidae
Animalia
Spirobolida
95
96
Arthropoda
family
Of special potential phylogenetic interest are the small species of the South American genus Atlanticobolus Hoffman, 1979, the West African genus Amblybolus Keeton, 1964, as well as the here described Malagasy genus. In these three genera, the posterior gonopod coxites touch one another while a sclerotized sternite is absent. The gonopod pair is nevertheless connected by a membrane. At least the genus Hylekobolus gen. n.with its conspicuously elongated posterior gonopods seems to fit well with the Spirobolellidae.