Revision of the Australian millipede genus Pogonosternum Jeekel, 1965, with descriptions of two new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)

  • Peter Decker Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Am Museum 1, 02826 Görlitz
  • Robert Mesibov Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, 2 Invermay Road, Launceston, Tasmania 7248
  • Karin Voigtländer Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Am Museum 1, 02826 Görlitz
  • Willi E.R. Xylander Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Am Museum 1, 02826 Görlitz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.259
Keywords: Arthropoda, Australia, new species, Bass Strait

Abstract

The southeastern Australian millipede genus Pogonosternum Jeekel, 1965 is revised. Pogonosternum nigrovirgatum (Carl, 1902), P. adrianae Jeekel, 1982 and P. laetificum Jeekel, 1982 are redescribed; P. jeekeli Decker, sp. nov. and P. montanum Decker, sp. nov. are described from Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania. P. nigrovirgatum infuscum Jeekel, 1982 and P. coniferum Jeekel, 1965 are junior synonyms of P. nigrovirgatum (Carl, 1902). An updated key to all five species of the genus is presented.

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2017-01-10
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Decker, P., Mesibov, R., Voigtländer, K., & Xylander, W. E. (2017). Revision of the Australian millipede genus Pogonosternum Jeekel, 1965, with descriptions of two new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (259). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.259
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