Antichiropus salutus Car, 2019

Car, Catherine A., Harvey, Mark S., Hillyer, Mia J. & Huey, Joel A., 2019, The millipede genus Antichiropus (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae), part 3: species of the Pilbara bioregion of Western Australia, Zootaxa 4617 (1), pp. 1-71 : 54

Antichiropus salutus Car , n. sp.

( Figs 32 A–F, 33)

ZooBank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:28D752B6-53E7-4284-8F87-738375919641

Type material examined. Australia: Western Australia: holotype male (damaged, posterior segments missing), Mt Welcome Station, W. of Mt Roe, Pilbara survey site DRC5 , 20°56’24”S, 117°02’05”E, 10 May–3 October 2004, CALM Pilbara Biological Survey, ethylene glycol pitfall traps ( WAM T144617 ) . Paratypes: 2 males, missing tail segments, Mt Welcome Station, W. of Mt Roe, Pilbara survey site DRC5, 20°56’24”S, 117°02’05”E, 10 May–3 October 2004, CALM Pilbara Biological Survey, ethylene glycol pitfall traps (WAM T76142) .

Other material examined. Australia: Western Australia: 3 males, Mt Welcome Station, W. of Mt Gregory, Pil- bara survey site DRC8 , 20°51’09”S, 117°05’45”E, 12 November 2003 – 9 May 2004, CALM Pilbara Biological Survey , ethylene glycol pitfall traps ( WAM T76171 ) : 1 male, 1 female, 2.7 km N. of Wickham, 20°39’23.00”S, 117°09’03.00”E, 15 September 2010, from leaf litter, D. Keirle, J. Tatler, Biota D20100915 WSRE R4-01 (WAM T107683) ; 1 male (badly damaged remains), 3.5 km N. of Karratha Station, 20°51’14.1”S, 116°40’07.9”E. Pilbara survey site DRW05, CALM Pilbara Biological Survey (WAM T112622) : 1 male, 5km E. of Whim Creek Hotel, Pilbara survey site DRE08, 20°50’54.6”S, 117°51’16.2”E, May 2004, CALM Pilbara Biological Survey (WAM T124545).

Figures

FIGURE 32. Antichiropus salutus Car, n. sp., holotype male (WAM T144617): A–B habitus: A, lateral view; B, dorsal view; C–F, left gonopod: C, posterior view; D, anterior view; E, medial view; F, lateral view. Abbreviations: C, coxa; F, femorite; MFP, main femoral process; PF, prefemur; prof, prolongation of femorite; S, solenomere; sp1, solenomere process 1. Scale bars: A = 2 mm; B = 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm.