A new species of Bothropolys Wood, 1862 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from south-western China

The genus Bothropolys is mostly known from North America and East Asia. So far eleven species of Bothropolys are reported in China.A new lithobiid species, Bothropolys biserialis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve in Wuxi County, Chongqing Municipalit...

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Main Authors: Shiyi Gu, Sujian Pei, Huiqin Ma, Zixuan Zhang, Keying Zheng, Siqi Zhao, Zihan Zhang
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author Shiyi Gu
Sujian Pei
Huiqin Ma
Zixuan Zhang
Keying Zheng
Siqi Zhao
Zihan Zhang
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Sujian Pei
Huiqin Ma
Zixuan Zhang
Keying Zheng
Siqi Zhao
Zihan Zhang
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description The genus Bothropolys is mostly known from North America and East Asia. So far eleven species of Bothropolys are reported in China.A new lithobiid species, Bothropolys biserialis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve in Wuxi County, Chongqing Municipality, south-western China. The new species is primarily compared with B. yoshidai Takakuwa, 1939, from the Hubei and Fujian Provinces, China, as well as Japan and North Korea and B. curvatus Takakuwa, 1939, from the Yunnan Province, China, as well as Japan and B. rugosus (Meinert, 1872), widely distributed in China, but it can easily be distinguished by antennae usually 20+20 articles, ocelli 21–27, usually 25 on each side, arranged in five irregular rows, with the posterior ocellus the largest, Tömösváry’s organ slightly smaller than the adjacent ocelli; commonly 9+9 coxosternal teeth, porodonts between the fourth and fifth or the fifth and sixth outer teeth; the posterior angles of TT 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 13 with obvious triangular projections; coxal pore formula 13–25, irregularly arranged, legs 1–14 with anterior and posterior accessory spurs, lacking posterior accessory spurs of legs 15. DaC spine on legs 12–15. Female gonopods with 4+4 moderately small coniform spurs, arranged in two rows. The type specimens are deposited in the collection of the Institute of Myriapodology, School of Life Sciences, Hengshui University, Hengshui, P. R. China.
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spelling doaj-art-45c1bd3f21e84b74ba87d0f15c9895a32025-08-20T02:48:19ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282025-03-011311310.3897/BDJ.13.e149393149393A new species of Bothropolys Wood, 1862 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from south-western ChinaShiyi Gu0Sujian Pei1Huiqin Ma2Zixuan Zhang3Keying Zheng4Siqi Zhao5Zihan Zhang6School of Life Sciences, Hengshui UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Hengshui UniversityState Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di HerbsSchool of Life Sciences, Hengshui UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Hengshui UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Hengshui UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Hengshui UniversityThe genus Bothropolys is mostly known from North America and East Asia. So far eleven species of Bothropolys are reported in China.A new lithobiid species, Bothropolys biserialis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve in Wuxi County, Chongqing Municipality, south-western China. The new species is primarily compared with B. yoshidai Takakuwa, 1939, from the Hubei and Fujian Provinces, China, as well as Japan and North Korea and B. curvatus Takakuwa, 1939, from the Yunnan Province, China, as well as Japan and B. rugosus (Meinert, 1872), widely distributed in China, but it can easily be distinguished by antennae usually 20+20 articles, ocelli 21–27, usually 25 on each side, arranged in five irregular rows, with the posterior ocellus the largest, Tömösváry’s organ slightly smaller than the adjacent ocelli; commonly 9+9 coxosternal teeth, porodonts between the fourth and fifth or the fifth and sixth outer teeth; the posterior angles of TT 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 13 with obvious triangular projections; coxal pore formula 13–25, irregularly arranged, legs 1–14 with anterior and posterior accessory spurs, lacking posterior accessory spurs of legs 15. DaC spine on legs 12–15. Female gonopods with 4+4 moderately small coniform spurs, arranged in two rows. The type specimens are deposited in the collection of the Institute of Myriapodology, School of Life Sciences, Hengshui University, Hengshui, P. R. China.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/149393/download/pdf/Chilopodacentipede<i>Bothropolys biserialis</i
spellingShingle Shiyi Gu
Sujian Pei
Huiqin Ma
Zixuan Zhang
Keying Zheng
Siqi Zhao
Zihan Zhang
A new species of Bothropolys Wood, 1862 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from south-western China
Biodiversity Data Journal
Chilopoda
centipede
<i>Bothropolys biserialis</i
title A new species of Bothropolys Wood, 1862 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from south-western China
title_full A new species of Bothropolys Wood, 1862 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from south-western China
title_fullStr A new species of Bothropolys Wood, 1862 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from south-western China
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Bothropolys Wood, 1862 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from south-western China
title_short A new species of Bothropolys Wood, 1862 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from south-western China
title_sort new species of bothropolys wood 1862 lithobiomorpha lithobiidae from south western china
topic Chilopoda
centipede
<i>Bothropolys biserialis</i
url https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/149393/download/pdf/
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