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Revealing patterns of endemism in the transatlantic family Chelodesmidae (Polydesmida: Diplopoda) [PDF]
CladisticsAbstract With fossil records dating back to the Silurian/Late Ordovician, millipedes stand out as one of the earliest terrestrial animal groups. Their limited vagility and high endemism make them valuable tools for formulating and testing biogeographic hypotheses, including those related to macro‐vicariance events.
Jackson Means +2 more
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Two flat-backed polydesmidan millipedes from the Miocene Chiapas-amber Lagerstätte, Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Two species of fossil polydesmidan millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida) embedded in amber are described from Miocene strata near Simojovel, in the Chiapas Highlands, Mexico. Maatidesmus paachtun gen. et sp.
Francisco Riquelme +7 more
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Millipedes as food for humans: their nutritional and possible antimalarial value-a first report. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2014 The first record of millipedes (Diplopoda) being regularly used for food by humans (the Bobo people of Burkina Faso) is given, including information on how the millipedes are prepared. The species in question are Tymbodesmus falcatus (Karsch, 1881) and Sphenodesmus sheribongensis (Schiøtz, 1966) (Gomphodesmidae) and an unidentified species of ...
Enghoff H +7 more
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Worldwide distribution of cave-dwelling Chelodesmidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida)
International Journal of Speleology, 2022 Chelodesmidae is one of the most species rich families within the Myriapoda. However, little is known regarding their association with caves. We provide a list of all Chelodesmidae taxa reported from caves, map their worldwide distribution, and discuss ...
Antonio Brescovit +1 more
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A new, disjunct, diplopod genus from Espirito Santo, Brasil (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae)
Papeis Avulsos De Zoologia, 2009 The new generic and specific names Cryptosolenomeris macrogon are proposed for a large chelodesmoid milliped collected at Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil, and characterized particularly by the elongated gonotelopodites lacking torsion and apically ...
Richard L Hoffman, Hoffman Richard L
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New genera for two poorly-known millipeds from Bahia (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae)
Papeis Avulsos De Zoologia, 2012 Two chelodesmid millipeds described by Brölemann (1903) from the interior of Bahia have not been reported for over 100 years despite their large size and bright coloration. Originally described as Leptodesmus gounellei and Leptodesmus carminatus, neither
Hoffman Richard L, Richard L Hoffman
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Entomological Communications, 2023 The intriguing thanatosis was observed for the second time for a member of the family Chelodesmidae. This behavior was recorded for the species Pseudoleptodesmus rubescens (Gervais, 1836), in the municipality of Magé, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rodrigo S. Bouzan +4 more
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Six new species of the widespread Brazilian millipede genus Eucampesmella (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae) [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2021 This study concerns the diplopod genus Eucampesmella Schubart, 1955, widespread in Brazil. After this work, the genus includes 12 valid species, and three incertae sedis: E. pugiuncula (Schubart, 1946), E. brunnea Kraus, 1959 and E. schubarti Kraus, 1957.
Rodrigo S. Bouzan +3 more
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Entomology Beginners, 2023 A classe Diplopoda é conhecida por espécies de baixa capacidade de dispersão e limitada área de distribuição, podendo ser restritas a montanhas, ilhas ou manchas de florestas. Membros da classe tem importância agrícola e médica.
Maria Gabrielle Marques +3 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2023 The chelodesmid genus Dibolostethus Hoffman, 2009, the sole member of the tribe Dibolostethini, is reviewed. The genus contains the type species D.
Jackson C. Means +6 more
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