Ostinobolus, Wesener & Enghoff & Sierwald, 2009

Wesener, Thomas, Enghoff, Henrik & Sierwald, Petra, 2009, Review of the Spirobolida on Madagascar, with descriptions of twelve new genera, including three genera of ' fire millipedes' (Diplopoda), ZooKeys 19 (19), pp. 1-128 : 90

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.19.221

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C473F9F6-1AE7-4B3F-B17F-CA1C2709010C

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3791461

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1772122E-785E-FF9F-FF01-3FD3AB0DEEEC

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scientific name

Ostinobolus
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Key to the Ostinobolus View in CoL species:

1 Telopodite of posterior gonopods apically expanded into a star-shaped wider area ( Figs 48J View Figure 48 , 50E View Figure 50 ). Sperm canal discharging into a membranous fringe (w in Figs 48J View Figure 48 , 50F View Figure 50 ) apically on telopodite...................................................... 2

– Telopodite of posterior gonopods never expanded into a star-shaped area ( Figs 51E View Figure 51 , 52F). Sperm canal protruding mesally above telopodite; never developed as a membranous fringe (w in Figs 51E View Figure 51 , 52H)............................... 3

2 Specimens with 46–49 body rings. Sternite of anterior gonopod elongated into a slender, rectangular lobe ( Fig. 48G View Figure 48 ). Telopodite of anterior gonopods in posterior view with an apical swollen process. Telopodite of posterior gonopod 3.6 times longer than wide ( Fig. 48J View Figure 48 ), apically with a membranous fringe (w) and a membranous process (x) .............................. O. rufus View in CoL sp. n.

– Specimens with 40 body rings. Sternite of anterior gonopod wide and broadly rounded ( Fig. 50D View Figure 50 ). No processes on telopodite of anterior gonopod. Telopodite of posterior gonopod 2.5 times longer than wide ( Fig. 50E View Figure 50 ), apically with an additional process between membranous fringe (w) and membranous process (x, Figs 50E, G View Figure 50 )............................................ O. stellaris View in CoL sp. n.

3 Eyes with circa 25 black ocelli ( Fig. 51A View Figure 51 ). Colour with traces of red ( Fig. 51C View Figure 51 ). Specimens 45–52 mm long, with 39 or 40 body rings. Male coxae 3 and 4 with a short, cylindrical process ( Fig. 51B View Figure 51 ). Male legs long, 1.1 times body diameter. No processes on anterior gonopod telopodite ( Fig. 51F View Figure 51 ). Posterior gonopod slender, slightly curved inwards. Width of telopodite only slightly increasing towards apex ( Fig. 51G View Figure 51 ) .................... O. montanus View in CoL sp. n.

– Eyes reduced, with only 8 decolorized ocelli ( Fig. 52A View Figure 52 ). Colour brownishgreyish ( Fig. 52C View Figure 52 ). Specimens 28–32 mm long, with 42–44 body rings. Male coxae unmodified ( Fig. 52B View Figure 52 ). Male legs very short, 0.4 times body diameter. Anterior gonopod telopodite with a large retrorse process ( Fig. 52G View Figure 52 ). Posterior gonopod running straight, short and relatively wide .............................. ................................................................................. O. subterraneus View in CoL sp. n.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Diplopoda

Order

Spirobolida

SubOrder

Trigoniulidea

Family

Pachybolidae

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