First records of the order Siphonophorida from Madagascar and Mauritius (Diplopoda)
Author
Wesener, Thomas
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity, Center for Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research (Section Myriapoda), Adenauerallee 160, D- 53113 Bonn, Germany.
t.wesener@zfmk.de
text
Revue suisse de Zoologie
2014
2014-09-30
121
3
415
423
journal article
53809
10.5281/zenodo.5823062
184067dc-1eea-48e1-bdbf-7f204033a1b1
0035-418X
5823062
Siphonophoridae
Newport, 1844
Siphonophorida
characterized by a head extended into a sharply acuminate ‘beak’ or rostrum, lower half of it formed by gnathochilarium. Head with four macrosetae. Antennae straight, not elbowed, antennomeres 5 and 6 with large, conspicuous pit containing numerous sensory cones (
Hoffman, 1982
). Antennomere 2 of normal length. 104 species in ten genera distributed in America, SE Asia and the Indian subcontinent (including N
Pakistan
),
Australia
and
New Zealand
(
Jeekel, 2001
).
MATERIAL EXAMINED:
FMNH-INS 3978
;
1 ♀
;
Madagascar
, Province
Antsiranana
,
R.S. Manongarivo
,
20.4 km
SW Antanambao
,
14.0467°S
,
48.4017°E
,
1860 m
,
montane rainforest
; coll.
B. L. Fisher
,
03.xi.1998
, Winkler extraction. Remarks: Colouration marbled greyish, body short and densely pilose.
–
FMNH-INS 4089
;
1 ♂
;
Madagascar
, Province
Antsiranana
,
Befingotra
(
9.2 km
WSW
),
Rés. Anjanaharibe-Sud
,
14.7500°S
,
49.4667°E
,
1280 m
,
montane rainforest
; coll.
B. L. Fisher
,
05.xi.1994
, Winkler extraction. Remarks: Colour similar to FMNH- INS 3978
.