Three new species of Dolichoiulus millipedes from the underground of Gran Canaria, with notes on the circumscription of the genus (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae)

  • Henrik Enghoff Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2012.15
Keywords: Millipede, Canary Islands, new species, cave, Gran Canaria

Abstract

Dolichoiulus typhlocanaria sp. nov., D. oromii sp. nov. and D. longunguis sp. nov. are described from caves and the mesovoid shallow stratum (MSS) on Gran Canaria. The genus Anagaiulus Enghoff, 1992 is synonymized under Dolichoiulus Verhoeff, 1900, resulting in Dolichoiulus blancatypa (Enghoff, 1992) comb nov.


Author Biography

Henrik Enghoff, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen
Dept. of Entomology, professor

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Published
2012-05-24
How to Cite
Enghoff, H. (2012). Three new species of Dolichoiulus millipedes from the underground of Gran Canaria, with notes on the circumscription of the genus (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (15). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2012.15
Issue
No. 15 (2012): Three new species of Dolichoiulus millipedes from the underground of Gran Canaria, with notes on the circumscription of the genus (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae)
Section
Zoology
Copyright (c) 2012 Henrik Enghoff

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