The genus Unixenus Jones, 1944 (Diplopoda, Penicillata, Polyxenida) in Australia

The penicillate genus Unixenus Jones, 1944 is widespread, with species found in Africa, Madagascar, India and Australia. Each of the two Australian species was originally described from single samples from Western Australia. In this study, collections of Penicillata from museums in all states of Aus...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2011-12, Vol.156 (156), p.105-122
Main Authors: Short, Megan, Huynh, Cuong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Identification and classification
India
Madagascar
New species
Penicillata
Physical characteristics
Physiological aspects
Polyxenida
Western Australia
Zoology
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Summary:The penicillate genus Unixenus Jones, 1944 is widespread, with species found in Africa, Madagascar, India and Australia. Each of the two Australian species was originally described from single samples from Western Australia. In this study, collections of Penicillata from museums in all states of Australia were examined to provide further details of the two described species, to revise the diagnoses for both the genus and the species, and to better understand the distribution of the two species in Australia. In addition, two new species Unixenus karajinensissp. n. and Unixenus corticolussp. n. are described.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.156.2168