Propolydesmus dismilus ( Berlese, 1891 )

Gilgado, José D. & Ortuño, Vicente M., 2023, Polydesmid millipedes in the MSS of the northern Iberian Peninsula (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae), Zoosystema 45 (15), pp. 451-461 : 458

Propolydesmus dismilus ( Berlese, 1891)

( Figs 3F ; 4D )

Polydesmus dismilus Berlese, 1891: 348 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Spain • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Huesca , Longás , Sierra de Santo Domingo, Portillo de Longás, bare scree; 42°26’45”N, 00°55’60”W; 1200 m a.s.l.; 2.IX.2015; V. M. Ortuño, J. D. Gilgado, E. Ledesma & E. Cuesta leg.; MSS; UAH • 2 ♀; same data; 25.VII.2016; UAH • 7 ♂, 2 ♀, 16 juv.; Zaragoza , Luesia , Sierra de Luesia, Galapatizos gully, alluvial debris; 42°24’48”N, 01°00’36”W; 790 m a.s.l.; 2.IX.2015; V. M. Ortuño, J. D. Gilgado, E. Ledesma & E. Cuesta leg.; MSS; UAH • 4 ♂, 6♀, 26 juv.; same data; 27. VI.2016; UAH • 3 ♂, 3 juv.; Zaragoza , Luesia, Arba de Luesia river, alluvial debris; 42°24’21”N, 01°01’10”W; 770 m a.s.l.; 2.IX.2015; V. M. Ortuño, J. D. Gilgado, E. Ledesma & E. Cuesta leg.; MSS; UAH • 2♂; same data; 21.XII.2015; UAH • 2 ♂, 2 ♀; same data; MNHN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 2 juv.; same data; 25.VII.2016; UAH .

REMARKS

This species is considered as troglophile. It has been recorded in Italy, Spain, including the Balearic and Canary Islands, and Algeria. Its range is wide in continental Spain, but there are few records, probably due to lack of sampling ( Kime & Enghoff 2011).

Figures

FIG. 3. — Dorsal view of male adult specimens of all six polydesmid species collected: A, Archipolydesmus osellai Ceuca,1968 from the Sierra de Mencilla (MEF); B, Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884 from the Sierra Mediana (PES); C, Polydesmus asturiensis Djursvoll, 2019 from Llobango (LLO); D, Polydesmus coriaceus Porat, 1870 from the Sierra de Santo Domingo (SDF); E, Polydesmus racovitzai BrÖlemann, 1910 from the Sierra del Mencilla (MEF); F, Propolydesmus dismilus (Berlese, 1891) from the Sierra de Luesia (SL1). Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIG. 4. — Gonopods of four of the six species collected: A, left gonopod of Archipolydesmus osellai Ceuca, 1968 from the Sierra de Mencilla (MEF) in lateral view; B, right gonopod of Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884 from the Sierra Mediana (PES) in mesal view; C, left gonopod of Polydesmus coriaceus Porat, 1870 from the Sierra de Santo Domingo (SDF) in lateral view; D, left gonopod of Propolydesmus dismilus (Berlese, 1891) from the Sierra de Luesia (SL1) in lateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.