Vancouvereuma, Shear & Richart & Wong, 2020

Shear, William A., Richart, Casey H. & Wong, Victoria L., 2020, The millipede family Conotylidae in northwestern North America, with a complete bibliography of the family (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Heterochordeumatidea, Conotyloidea), Zootaxa 4753 (1), pp. 1-78 : 26

Vancouvereuma , new genus

Type species: Vancouvereuma shawi ( Shear, 2004) , new combination

Diagnosis: Distinct from Taiyutyla , which it otherwise resembles, in the posterior gonopod coxites ( Figs. 103, 104 ), which are broad and stout, lack a T-shaped branch but have a broad, curved, basal posterior process extending between the body of the coxa and the prefemur (B, Fig. 103 ). The anterior gonopods ( Fig. 102 ) are broad and simple.

Etymology: From Vancouver Island and - euma, a combining stem often used in generic names in Chordeumatida . Feminine in gender.

Distribution: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, and northwestern Washington, USA.

Notes: Vancouvereuma shawi ( Shear, 2004) is the only known species. For a complete description and additional illustrations, see Shear (2004).

New records of previously described species

Figures

FIGS. 100–104. Ovaskella ovaskae and Vancouvereuma shawi. Figs. 100, 101. Ovaskella sinuosa. Fig. 100.Anterior gonopods, posterior view. Fig. 101. Right posterior gonopod coxite, posterior view. Figs. 102–104. Vancouvereuma shawi. Fig. 102. Anterior gonopods, posterior view. Fig. 103. Right posterior gonopod coxite, posterior view. Fig. 104. Posterior gonopods, posterior view.