Four new cavernicolous species of the millipede genus Eutrichodesmus Silvestri, 1910 from southern China (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Haplodesmidae).
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Four new species of the large oriental genus Eutrichodesmus Silvestri, 1910 are described from caves in southern China: E. digitatus sp. n. (Guangdong), E. simplex sp. n. (Jiangxi), E. spinatus sp. n. (Hunan) and E. planatus sp. n. (Guangxi).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Zootaxa
دوره 3734 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013