Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)

Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)

Two new species of the millipede genus Anamastigona are described, A. cypria sp. nov. and A. strasseri sp. nov., both from the island of Cyprus. The new species are considered to be most similar to A. terraesanctae Golovatch & Makarov, 2011 from Israel, the three of them forming a species group...

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Main Authors: Boyan Vagalinski, Sergei I. Golovatch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2016-09-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:
millipedes
taxonomy
distribution
endemics
synonyms
Online Access:http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/351
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spelling doaj-8b98d8ccc83e4e78bef21cde020357392020-11-25T03:53:27ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732016-09-01022710.5852/ejt.2016.227233Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)Boyan Vagalinski0Sergei I. Golovatch1Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Yurii Gagarin Street, 1113, SofiaInsitute for Problems of Ecology & Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 33, Moscow 117051Two new species of the millipede genus Anamastigona are described, A. cypria sp. nov. and A. strasseri sp. nov., both from the island of Cyprus. The new species are considered to be most similar to A. terraesanctae Golovatch & Makarov, 2011 from Israel, the three of them forming a species group which is briefly characterized. An updated key to all 20 recognized species of the genus Anamastigona is provided and a short overview of the taxonomy of the genus is given.http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/351millipedestaxonomydistributionendemicssynonyms
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Sergei I. Golovatch
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Sergei I. Golovatch
Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)
European Journal of Taxonomy
millipedes
taxonomy
distribution
endemics
synonyms
author_facet Boyan Vagalinski
Sergei I. Golovatch
author_sort Boyan Vagalinski
title Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)
title_short Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)
title_full Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)
title_fullStr Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)
title_full_unstemmed Two new species of Anamastigona from Cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Anthroleucosomatidae)
title_sort two new species of anamastigona from cyprus and an updated key to species of the genus (diplopoda: chordeumatida: anthroleucosomatidae)
publisher Consortium of European Natural History Museums
series European Journal of Taxonomy
issn 2118-9773
publishDate 2016-09-01
description Two new species of the millipede genus Anamastigona are described, A. cypria sp. nov. and A. strasseri sp. nov., both from the island of Cyprus. The new species are considered to be most similar to A. terraesanctae Golovatch & Makarov, 2011 from Israel, the three of them forming a species group which is briefly characterized. An updated key to all 20 recognized species of the genus Anamastigona is provided and a short overview of the taxonomy of the genus is given.
topic millipedes
taxonomy
distribution
endemics
synonyms
url http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/351
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