{"id":10907,"date":"2020-10-05T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.msu.ac.th\/en\/?p=10907"},"modified":"2022-11-21T07:41:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T07:41:58","slug":"new-species-of-millipede-litostrophus-and-atopochetus-from-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science.msu.ac.th\/en\/new-species-of-millipede-litostrophus-and-atopochetus-from-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"New species of millipede (Litostrophus<\/i> and Atopochetus<\/i>) from Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Assistant Professor Dr Piyatida Pimvichai, <\/strong>a SCIMSU researcher from the Department of Biology at Mahasarakham University, and her colleagues published an article in Invertebrate Systematics (2018). The publication entitled \u201cMorphological and mitochondrial DNA data reshuffle the taxonomy of the genera Atopochetus Attems, Litostrophus Chamberlin and Tonkinbolus Verhoeff (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Pachybolidae), with descriptions of nine new species.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abstract:<\/strong> Species-level taxonomy and phylogeny of two genera of South-East (SE) Asian pachybolid millipedes are analysed with a combination of morphological characters and DNA sequences (two mitochondrial gene fragments: COI <\/em>and 16S<\/em> rRNA). Strong support is found for the genera Litostrophus<\/em> Chamberlin, 1921 and Atopochetus<\/em> Attems, 1953 and for a clade consisting of Litostrophus<\/em> + Atopochetus<\/em>. Four species of Litostrophus<\/em> are recognised and (re)described: L. segregatus<\/em> Chamberlin, 1921 (type species of the genus), L. scaber<\/em> (Verhoeff, 1938), comb. nov., L. chamaeleon<\/em>, sp. nov. and L. saraburensis<\/em>, sp. nov. The genus Tonkinbolus<\/em> Verhoeff, 1938 (type species T. scaber<\/em> Verhoeff, 1938) is synonymised under Litostrophus<\/em>. Atopochetus<\/em> (type species A. rubropunctatus<\/em> Attems, 1953), hitherto considered a dubious synonym of Aulacobolus<\/em> Pocock, 1903, is re-instated for several species until now placed in Tonkinbolus<\/em> and seven new species. All in all, 10 species of Atopochetus<\/em> are (re)described: A. dollfusii<\/em> (Pocock, 1893) (= Aulacobolus rubropunctatus<\/em> Attems, 1938, syn. nov.), A. moulmeinensis<\/em> (Pocock, 1893), A. sumatranus<\/em> (Carl, 1906) (= Trachelomegalus laciniatus<\/em> Attems, 1937, syn. nov.), A. anaticeps,<\/em> sp. nov., A. helix<\/em>, sp. nov., A. setiferus<\/em>, sp. nov., A. spinimargo<\/em>, sp. nov., A. truncatus<\/em>, sp. nov., A. uncinatus<\/em>, sp. nov. and A. weseneri<\/em>, sp. nov. Three species recently included in Tonkinbolus <\/em>are left incertae sedis because they are based exclusively on female type specimens: Spirobolus capucinus<\/em> Porat, 1896, S. caudulanus<\/em> Karsch, 1881 and S. macrurus<\/em> Pocock, 1893. The results of the DNA analysis (COI<\/em> and 16S<\/em> rRNA) are congruent with morphological (gonopodal) characters in terms of delimitation of species of Litostrophus<\/em> and Atopochetus<\/em>. This is the first DNA study of SE Asian Pachybolidae and as such it provides a basis for further evolutionary and biogeographic studies of SE Asian millipedes. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Etymology<\/strong>: The name is a noun in apposition (as in the scientific name of the common chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon) and refers to the profile of the posterior gonopod, which somewhat looks like a chameleon sticking its tongue out. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nLitostrophus chamaeleon, sp. nov., (specimen from Tor-Sang Hotel), living male (paratype, CUMZ-D00112-2).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Litostrophus saraburensis, sp. nov., (specimen from PhukhaeBotanical Garden), living female (paratype, CUMZ-D00113).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Holotype<\/strong>:<\/strong> Thailand, Saraburi Province, Chalermprakiat District, Phukhae Botanical Garden, 14\u00ba 40′ 15″N, 100\u00ba 53′ 12″E, 31.viii.2014, P. Prasankok, T. Backeljau and P. Pimvichai leg. (CUMZ-D00122).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Etymology<\/strong>:<\/strong> The name is a Latin noun in apposition and refers to the duckheadlike profile of the posterior gonopod telopodite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Atopochetus anaticeps, sp. nov., (specimen from Srivilai temple), living male (paratype, CUMZ-D00091).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Holotype<\/strong>:<\/strong> Thailand, Uthaithani Province, Lan-Sak District, Hub Pa Tard, 15\u00ba 22′ 37″N, 99\u00ba 37′ 50″E, 27.v.2012, S. Panha and P. Pimvichai leg. (CUMZ-D00097).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Etymology<\/strong>: The species epithet is a Latin adjective, meaning bearing setae, and refers to the structure of the meso-distad process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Holotype<\/strong>:<\/strong> Thailand, Phetchaburi Province, Khao Yoi District, Khao Yoi, 13\u00ba 14′ 03″N, 99\u00ba49′ 35″E, 22.viii.2014, P. Prasankok, T. Backeljau and P. Pimvichai leg. (CUMZ-D00103)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Etymology:<\/strong> The species epithet is a Latin adjective and refers to the hook-like process at the tip of the posterior gonopod.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Etymology:<\/strong> This species is named after Thomas Wesener in recognition of his work on the Pachybolidae of Madagascar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Atopochetus weseneri, sp. nov., (specimen from Tham Sra Yuan Thong), living male (paratype, CUMZ-D00108).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Piyatida Pimvichai, Henrik Enghoff, Somsak Panha, and Thierry Backeljau “Morphological and mitochondrial DNA data reshuffle the taxonomy of the genera Atopochetus Attems, Litostrophus Chamberlin and Tonkinbolus Verhoeff (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Pachybolidae), with descriptions of nine new species,” Invertebrate Systematics 32(1), 159-195, (1 February 2018). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1071\/IS17052<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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