Chamaesomatidae Verhoeff, 1913

Enghoff, Henrik & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., 2013, A new cave-dwelling millipede of the genus Scutogona from central Portugal (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Chamaesomatidae), Zootaxa 3736 (2), pp. 175-186 : 176-179

Family Chamaesomatidae Verhoeff, 1913

Genus Scutogona Ribaut, 1913

Diagnosis: A genus of Chamaesomatidae subfamily Scutogoninae (=Scutogonidae sensu Mauriès 1964). Differs

from other scutogonine genera by the following combination of characters:

-body unpigmented (≠ Chamaesoma , Coiffaiteuma , Krauseuma , Meinerteuma , Xystrosoma part.) -anterior gonopods with a pair of flagella (≠ Asturasoma , Chamaesoma , Marboreuma , Origmatogona , Vascosoma , Xystrosoma )

-posterior gonopod coxa with long, pointed process (≠ Marboreuma , Origmatogona part., Vascosoma ) -posterior gonopod telopodite consisting of well-developed, subequal podomeres (≠ Chamaesoma , Marboreuma , Xystrosoma )

-second pair of postgonopodal legs (P11) with well-developed coxal hooks (≠ Asturasoma , Marboreuma , Vascosoma , Verhoeffeuma ).

Body P8 P8 P8 P8 P9 P9 P11

pigmentation flagellum telopodite angiocoxites colpocoxite telopodite coxa coxal hooks TABLE 2. Characters of Scutogona spp.

minor n.sp. oculinigra vivesi mutica jeanneli cheeks”(joues) mandibular stipites globulous, strongly oval, only a little protruding laterally globulous?? protruding laterally

Included species: Scutogona mutica Ribaut, 1913 (type species), S. jeanneli Ribuat, 1913 , S.alba Schubart, 1958 (dubious), S. oculinigra Mauriès & Vicente, 1977 , S. vivesi Mauriès & Vicente, 1977 , S. minor n. sp. Note: The name Scutogona is feminine (Jeekel 1970) although it has been treated as neuter by previous authors; species names in combination with Scutogona have been accordingly emended.