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Issue: Vol. 3418 No. 1: 10 Aug. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-08-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3418.1.3
Page range: 41–50
Abstract views: 35
PDF downloaded: 3

The class Diplopoda in Mongolia, with description of a new species

Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, prospekt Stoletiya Vladivostoka 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
Myriapoda Millipede new species description taxonomy key distribution Mongolia

Abstract

The class Diplopoda appears to be represented in Mongolia by eight species from 4 genera, 2 families (Polyzoniidae andDiplomaragnidae) and 2 orders (Polyzoniida and Chordeumatida). One species is described here as new to science: Shear-ia longa sp. nov. Genus Shearia Mikhaljova, 2000 is new to the fauna of Mongolia. All currently known Diplopoda taxa from Mongolia are keyed, including the new species. The distributions of all Mongolian diplopod species are mapped.

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