Lobogonus Demange, 1971

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Genus Lobogonus Demange, 1971

Type species.

Lobogonus trilobatus Demange, 1971, by original designation.

Diagnosis (after Demange 1971, with modifications). A genus of large millipedes (up to ca 200 mm long) with relatively long legs (80% of maximum body diameter). Gonocoxite stout and large, ending with a thick apicolateral projection (Fig. 1C , lap); telopodite thick and short, distally characterized by three well-differentiated lobes and a thin seminal branch (Fig. 1D, E , sb).

Figures

Figure 1. Lobogonus trilobatus Demange, 1971, ♂ syntype. A habitus, lateral view B transverse section of midbody segment C right gonopod, posterior view D left telopodite, anterior view E tip of telopodite. Abbreviations: atp = antetorsal process, bs = basomere, lap = latero-apical process, map = meso-apical metaplical process, mp = metaplica, pp = proplica, sb = seminal branch. Scale bars: 10 mm (A); 1 mm (C); 500 µm (D, E).