Two new species of the millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 from Shan State, Myanmar (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)

Two new species of the millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 from Shan State, Myanmar (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)

The predominantly Indochinese to southern Chinese millipede genus Tylopus presently comprises 76 described species, including two new, T. monticola sp. nov. and T. sutchariti sp. nov., both described and illustrated based on material from a limestone mountain in Taunggyi District, Sh...

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Main Authors: Natdanai Likhitrakarn, Sergei I. Golovatch, Ruttapon Srisonchai, Somsak Panha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-05-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/66209/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-d30b168738b648d184ad223777c35f432021-09-28T14:17:44ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702021-05-01104016718510.3897/zookeys.1040.6620966209Two new species of the millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 from Shan State, Myanmar (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)Natdanai Likhitrakarn0Sergei I. Golovatch1Ruttapon Srisonchai2Somsak Panha3Maejo UniversityInstitute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of SciencesKhon Kaen UniversityAcademy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand The predominantly Indochinese to southern Chinese millipede genus Tylopus presently comprises 76 described species, including two new, T. monticola sp. nov. and T. sutchariti sp. nov., both described and illustrated based on material from a limestone mountain in Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar. Both new species have been found to occur syntopically near limestone caves and are assumed to be narrowly endemic to the Taunggyi Mountains, southwestern Shan State, Myanmar. A key to all six Tylopus species known to occur in Myanmar is provided, and their distributions are also mapped. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/66209/download/pdf/
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author Natdanai Likhitrakarn
Sergei I. Golovatch
Ruttapon Srisonchai
Somsak Panha
spellingShingle Natdanai Likhitrakarn
Sergei I. Golovatch
Ruttapon Srisonchai
Somsak Panha
Two new species of the millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 from Shan State, Myanmar (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)
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author_facet Natdanai Likhitrakarn
Sergei I. Golovatch
Ruttapon Srisonchai
Somsak Panha
author_sort Natdanai Likhitrakarn
title Two new species of the millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 from Shan State, Myanmar (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)
title_short Two new species of the millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 from Shan State, Myanmar (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)
title_full Two new species of the millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 from Shan State, Myanmar (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)
title_fullStr Two new species of the millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 from Shan State, Myanmar (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)
title_full_unstemmed Two new species of the millipede genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968 from Shan State, Myanmar (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)
title_sort two new species of the millipede genus tylopus jeekel, 1968 from shan state, myanmar (diplopoda, polydesmida, paradoxosomatidae)
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series ZooKeys
issn 1313-2970
publishDate 2021-05-01
description The predominantly Indochinese to southern Chinese millipede genus Tylopus presently comprises 76 described species, including two new, T. monticola sp. nov. and T. sutchariti sp. nov., both described and illustrated based on material from a limestone mountain in Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar. Both new species have been found to occur syntopically near limestone caves and are assumed to be narrowly endemic to the Taunggyi Mountains, southwestern Shan State, Myanmar. A key to all six Tylopus species known to occur in Myanmar is provided, and their distributions are also mapped.
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/66209/download/pdf/
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