A revision of the Thyropygus allevatus group. Part V: Nine new species of the extended opinatus subgroup, based on morphological and DNA sequence data (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae)

  • Piyatida Pimvichai Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Maha Sarakham 44150
  • Henrik Enghoff Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
  • Somsak Panha Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330
  • Thierry Backeljau Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Taxonomy and Phylogeny, and JEMU, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels
Keywords: millipedes, DNA barcoding, phylogeny, new species, Thailand

Abstract

The Thyropygus opinatus subgroup (Diplopoda: Harpagophoridae) of the T. allevatus group in Thailand is revised. Based on a phylogenetic analysis of mtDNA sequence data, it is merged with the T. bifurcus subgroup to form an extended T. opinatus subgroup. Nine new species are described: Thyropygus cimi sp. nov. and T. forceps sp. nov. from Nakhonsrithammarat Province, T. culter sp. nov., T. planispina sp. nov., T. undulatus sp. nov. and T. ursus sp. nov. from Krabi Province, T. mesocristatus sp. nov. from Songkhla Province, T. navychula sp. nov. from Phang-Nga Province and T. sutchariti sp. nov. from Phetchaburi Province.

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Published
2016-05-24
How to Cite
Pimvichai, P., Enghoff, H., Panha, S., & Backeljau, T. (2016). A revision of the Thyropygus allevatus group. Part V: Nine new species of the extended opinatus subgroup, based on morphological and DNA sequence data (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (199). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.199