@article{Wesener_2020, title={Dichromatobolus, a new genus of spirobolidan millipedes from Madagascar (Spirobolida, Pachybolidae)}, volume={720}, url={https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1119}, DOI={10.5852/ejt.2020.720.1119}, abstractNote={<p>A new genus, <em>Dichromatobolus</em> gen.&nbsp;nov., belonging to the genus-rich mainly southern hemisphere family Pachybolidae of the order Spirobolida, is described based on <em>D. elephantulus</em> gen. et sp.&nbsp;nov., illustrated with color pictures, line drawings, and scanning electron micrographs. The species is recorded from the spiny bush of southwestern Madagascar. <em>Dichromatobolus elephantulus</em> gen. et sp.&nbsp;nov. shows an unusual color pattern, sexual dichromatism with males being red with black legs and females being grey. Males seem to be more surface active, as mainly males were collected with pitfall traps. Females mainly come from the pet trade. The body of this species is short and very wide, being only 8 times longer than wide in the males. Live observations show the species is a very slow mover, digging in loose soil almost as fast as walking on the surface. The posterior gonopods of <em>Dichromatobolus</em> gen.&nbsp;nov. are unusually simple and well-rounded, displaying some similarities to the genera <em>Corallobolus</em> Wesener, 2009 and <em>Granitobolus</em> Wesener, 2009, from which the new genus differs in numerous other characters, e.g., size, anterior gonopods and habitus. Despite several attempts with fresh tissue samples and different primers, molecular barcoding did not work for <em>Dichromatobolus</em> gen.&nbsp;nov. Any relationships to the other 15 genera of Pachybolidae indigenous to Madagascar remain unknown.</p>}, number={1}, journal={European Journal of Taxonomy}, author={Wesener, Thomas}, year={2020}, month={Oct.}, pages={107-120} }