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A review of the native keeled millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) from tropical Western Australia
Mark S. Harvey, Catherine A. Car and Karen L. Cullen
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Mark S. Harvey[1,2], Catherine A. Car[2,1] and Karen L. Cullen[1,3]
[1] Collections & Research, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, Western Australia 6106, Australia.
[2] School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
[3] Helix Molecular Solutions, PO Box 538, West Perth, Western Australia 6872, Australia.
Abstract
Compared to many other regions of Australia, the paradoxosomatid fauna of Western Australia is rather depauperate at the generic level with only three native genera, Antichiropus Attems, 1911 (72 spp), Boreohesperus Shear, 1992 (9 spp) and Stygiochiropus Humphreys & Shear, 1993 (4 spp). We studied available museum specimens from tropical Western Australia to assess diversity at both species and genus level, and here recognise 12 new genera and 13 new species, and reinstate Boreohesperus as a monotypic genus for B. capensis Shear, 1992 from the Cape Range region. We remove Helicopodosomella Verhoeff, 1924 and Otoplacosoma Verhoeff, 1924 from the synonymy of Helicopodosoma Verhoeff, 1924 and reinstate them as valid genera. The following new taxa are described: Apodesmus gen. nov. for A. simplex sp. nov. (type species); Cirridesmus gen. nov. for Boreohesperus alcyonis Car & Harvey, 2017 (type species), B. psittacinus Car & Harvey, 2017, B. vascellus Car & Harvey, 2017 and C. spiralis sp. nov.; Coelodesmus gen. nov. for C. spelaeus sp. nov. (type species); Dolodesmus gen. nov. for Boreohesperus dubitalis Car & Harvey, 2013 (type species) and B. undulatus Car & Harvey, 2013; Engyodesmus gen. nov. for E. cracens sp. nov. (type species); Furcadesmus gen. nov. for Boreohesperus curiosus Car & Harvey, 2013, B. delicatus Car & Harvey, 2013 and B. furcosus Car & Harvey, 2013 (type species); Helicopodosomella fanda sp. nov.; Heligomodesmus gen. nov. for H. pampinatus sp. nov. (type species); Juxtadesmus gen. nov. for J. hospitalis sp. nov. (type species); Metadesmus gen. nov. for M. seductus sp. nov. (type species) and M. secundus sp. nov.; Otoplacosoma damula sp. nov.; Pictodesmus gen. nov. for P. concinnus sp. nov. (type species); Serratidesmus gen. nov. for S. prionotes sp. nov. (type species); and Vexatodesmus gen. nov. for V. pisinnus sp. nov. (type species). All are assigned to the subfamily Australiosomatinae.
Cite this paper as: Harvey MS et al. (2025). A review of the native keeled millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) from tropical Western Australia. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 101: 1–45. doi: https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.fqkem
This paper was published on: 3/10/2025
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