Minutissimiulus Shelley, 2016

Shelley, Rowland M. & Smith, Jamie M., 2016, Parajulid milliped studies XI: Initial assessment of the tribe Gosiulini (Diplopoda: Julida), Insecta Mundi 2016 (509), pp. 1-17 : 10

Minutissimiulus Shelley , new genus

Type- and only component species. M. biramus Shelley , new species.

Diagnosis. Minute to small-bodied Gosiulini . Posterior gonopod with two projections, prefemoral process absent; process “C” short, closely appressed to solenomere and extending for around half its length; latter curvilinear for most of length, bending abruptly subapically, tip short, simple, and acuminate, overhanging process “C.”

Distribution ( Fig. 13 ). Nuevo León, Mexico.

Etymology. The generic name references the minute size of the lone component species.

Remarks. As a representative of Gosiulini , Minutissimiulus is the first parajulid genus recorded from “mainland” Mexico in a tribe other than Parajulini .

Figures

Figure 13. Distributions of species of Gosiulini. Black, G. conformatus. Red, G. timpius. Green, M. biramus.