A review of the previously monotypic tribe Dibolostethini (Chelodesmidae: Chelodesminae) with description of two new species and a summary of the Chelodesmidae of the Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot

  • Jackson C. Means Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave., Martinsville, Virginia 24112, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7377-0696
  • Rodrigo S. Bouzan Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Luiz Felipe Moretti Iniesta Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, 05503-090, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Daniela Martínez-Torres Grupo de Investigación en Aracnología & Miriapodología (GAM-UN), National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Luisa F. Vasquez-Valverde Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, 216A Price Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
  • Antonio D. Brescovit Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, 05503-090, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Kaloyan Ivanov Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave., Martinsville, Virginia 24112, USA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.885.2189
Keywords: Andes Mountains, Colombia, Diplopoda, Ecuador, endemism, Neotropics, Polydesmida

Abstract

The chelodesmid genus Dibolostethus Hoffman, 2009, the sole member of the tribe Dibolostethini, is reviewed. The genus contains the type species D. sicarius Hoffman, 2009 known only from the Los Rios Province, Ecuador, and two new species from the Tropical Andes, D. inopinatus Means, Bouzan & Ivanov sp. nov. from the Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador and D. kattani Means, Bouzan, Martínez-Torres & Ivanov sp. nov. from the Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. We redescribe D. sicarius and provide a revised diagnosis of the genus, images of diagnostic morphological characters, and a key to the males of Dibolostethus. In addition, we provide a summary and a distribution map of the Chelodesmidae of the Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot.

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Published
2023-07-27
How to Cite
Means, J. C., Bouzan, R. S., Iniesta, L. F. M., Martínez-Torres, D., Vasquez-Valverde, L. F., Brescovit, A. D., & Ivanov, K. (2023). A review of the previously monotypic tribe Dibolostethini (Chelodesmidae: Chelodesminae) with description of two new species and a summary of the Chelodesmidae of the Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot. European Journal of Taxonomy, 885(1), 65–85. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.885.2189
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Vol. 885 (2023)
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