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Propyrgodesmus bulbogonopus Aswathy & Sudhikumar 2022, sp. nov.
No full textPropyrgodesmus bulbogonopus sp. nov. Figs 1–4 Material examined. Holotype ♂ (CATE-5503A), Sacred groves of Kottayil Siva Kshethram, Muchukunnu, Kozhikode district, Kerala, India 11°29’42’’N, 75°39’55’’E, 9 m a.s.l., collected from rotting wood, hand collection, 08.10.2021, M.D. Aswathy leg. Paratypes: 1 ♂ (CATE-5503B), 2 ♀♀ (CATE-5503C, D), 3 ♀♀ juveniles (CATE-5503E, F, G), same locality, hand-collected together with holotype, but from top soil. Name. To emphasize the bulbous appearance of the medial branch of the gonopodal telopodite. Diagnosis. When comparing to P. lobulatus, the new species shows major differences in the tergal ornamentation by having most paraterga only vaguely trilobulate laterally (Fig. 2B, E), vs clearly trilobate (Fig. 4A, B) and by the presence of a ventral cone on antennomere 4 bearing a long sensillum trichodeum (Figs 2C, 4G), vs a ventral cone on antennomere 4 absent (Fig. 4C). On the contrary, the new species shows some similarities to the tergal ornamentation of P. frater, but differs significantly in the biramous gonopod with a bulbous lateral branch of the telopodite (Fig. 3A, B) vs with prong—and lobe-like structures on the main branch of the telopodite (Fig. 4D, E). A key to all three existing species of the genus is given below. Description. Holotype ca 7.6 mm long, width of mid-body pro—and metazonae 0.78 and 1.5 mm, respectively. Male paratype ca 7.5 mm, width of pro—and metazonae 0.78 and 1.5 mm, respectively. Adult female paratypes ca 7.5 and 9 mm long, width of pro—and metazonae 0.76–0.85 and 1.5–1.6 mm, respectively. Live colouration dark brown, dorsum encrusted with soil particles; antennae, legs and venter pale whitish (Fig. 1A, B). Both vertex and frons light brown, clypeolabrum whitish (Fig. 2A). Body broad due to large paraterga (Fig. 1A), with 20 body rings in both sexes (Fig. 1A, B). In width, head prefemur> tarsus> postfemur> tibia> coxa. Gonopods taking up nearly entire ventral surface of metazonum 7, almost reaching the base of paraterga (Fig. 2A). Gonopods relatively simple, placed inside a transversely oblong gonopodal aperture, with thin and slightly elevated caudal and lateral margins. Both gonopods held parallel to each other, strongly exposed, telopodite tips directed caudally. Coxites (cx) voluminous, transverse and microgranulate laterally (Fig. 3A, B). Gonocoel distinct, but not too deep; telopodites short, simple, biramous and distally carrying a long, in situ caudally directed and slightly bifurcate lamina with fringed/microspiculate lamellae; solenomere (sl) slender and barely exposed; medial branch (b) stalked, with a short bulbous structure emerging distolaterally (Fig. 3C, D). A laminar sheath covering the postfemoral part of telopodite with a caudally directed hook-shaped/unciform tip (h) (Fig. 3A, B). The following key can be proposed to separate the known species of Propyrgodesmus: 1 Sensillum trichodeum of the 4 th antennomere borne on a hump................................................. 2 - Sensillum trichodeum of the 4 th antennomere not on a hump........................................... P. lobulatus 2 Gonopod telopodite with a laterally directed prong-like structure.......................................... P. frater - Gonopod telopodite with prominent bulb-like medial branch............................... P. bulbogonopus sp. nov.Published as part of Aswathy, Mathilakath Dasan & Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu, 2022, Review of the millipede genus Propyrgodesmus Silvestri, 1920, with the description of a new species from a sacred grove in Kerala, India (Diplopoda: Polydesmida Pyrgodesmidae), pp. 591-599 in Zootaxa 5116 (4) on pages 593-597, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5116.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/637544
Polydrepanum Golovatch & Aswathy & Bhagirathan & Sudhikumar 2021
No full textRevised diagnosis of Polydrepanum. Gonofemorite elongate, slender and clearly twisted; solenophore mostly with a lateral lobe (lo) whose base on ventral side sometimes forming a protecting shield (lo) for the basal loop/curve of a long subflagelliform solenomere (sl). Distal half of solenophore elongate and unciform (Figs 9–12, 17–20). Species included: Polydrepanum tamilum Carl, 1932 (the type species), Polydrepanum horridum Golovatch, 1984, Polydrepanum granuliferum (Attems, 1936), comb. nov., Polydrepanum lamprum (Chamberlin, 1920), comb. nov. Gyrodrepanum Carl, 1932, with the single species, G. lamprum (Chamberlin, 1920) (= Orthomorpha lampra Chamberlin, 1920, = Orthomorpha (Gyrodrepanum) bimontana Carl, 1932), described from Fiji and southern India (Carl 1932; Jeekel 1972; Bano & Murthy 1997), seems to represent yet one more true Polydrepanum, because it likewise shows an elongate, slender and clearly twisted gonofemorite, three distofemoral processes (a, b and c), a curved solenophore (sph) and, above all, a flagelliform free solenomere (sl) with a distinct basal loop and a protecting lobe (lo), however small, to shield the loop on the lateral side (Figs 46–50). Hindomorpha Golovatch, 1984, erected for Sundanina granulifera Attems, 1936 (= H. granulifera (Attems, 1936)) as the type species (Golovatch 1984), is actually another Polydrepanum, because it also shows an elongate, slender and clearly twisted gonofemorite, two distofemoral processes (a and b), a curved solenophore (sph) and, above all, a flagelliform free solenomere (sl) with a distinct basal loop and a protecting lobe (lo), however inconspicuous, to shield the loop on the lateral side (Figs 44, 45). In other words, both Hindomorpha Golovatch, 1984 and Gyrodrepanum Carl, 1932 are new junior subjective synonyms of Polydrepanum Carl, 1932, both syn. nov., and both P. granuliferum (Attems, 1936) and P. lamprum (Chamberlin, 1920) are new combinations, comb. nov. ex Hindomorpha and Gyrodrepanum, respectively. The following key can be proposed for the separation of Polydrepanum species.. 1(2) Meta- and paraterga very densely setose dorsally. Gonopods as in Figs 9–12.............................. P. horridum 2(1) A dense dorsal setation absent. Gonopods otherwise.......................................................... 3 3(4) Gonopodal femorite relatively stout, with a subquadrate protecting lobe (lo) above the basal loop (k) of a free solenomere (sl) (Figs 17–20)................................................................................. P. tamilum 4(3) Gonopodal femorite relatively long and slender, distofemoral outgrowths otherwise...............................… 5 5(6) Gonopod with two distofemoral spines (a and b), solenophore (sph) shorter (Figs 52, 53). India............ P. granuliferum 6(5) Gonopod with three distinct distofemoral spines/processes (a, b and c), solenophore (sph) longer (Figs 47–51). Native to India whence introduced to Fiji....................................................................... P. lamprumPublished as part of Golovatch, Sergei I., Aswathy, Mathilakath Dasan, Bhagirathan, Usha & Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu, 2021, Review of the millipede tribe Polydrepanini, with the description of a new species from Kerala state, southern India (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae, Alogolykinae), pp. 485-516 in Zootaxa 5068 (4) on pages 496-499, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5068.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/570951
FIGURE 4. Propyrgodesmus spp. A–C. Propyrgodesmus lobulatus Silvestri, 1920 in Review of the millipede genus Propyrgodesmus Silvestri, 1920, with the description of a new species from a sacred grove in Kerala, India (Diplopoda: Polydesmida Pyrgodesmidae)
No full textFIGURE 4. Propyrgodesmus spp. A–C. Propyrgodesmus lobulatus Silvestri, 1920, holotype ♀ after Silvestri (1920). A, B. Anterior and posterior parts of the body, dorsal and lateral views, respectively. C. Right antenna, anterior view. D–F. Propyrgodesmus frater Carl, 1932 syntype ♂, after Carl (1932). D, E. Gonopods, anterior and posterior views, respectively. F. Antenna. G. Propyrgodesmus bulbogonopus sp. nov., holotype ♂ (CATE-5503A), right antenna, anterior view. Not to scale.Published as part of Aswathy, Mathilakath Dasan & Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu, 2022, Review of the millipede genus Propyrgodesmus Silvestri, 1920, with the description of a new species from a sacred grove in Kerala, India (Diplopoda: Polydesmida Pyrgodesmidae), pp. 591-599 in Zootaxa 5116 (4) on page 596, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5116.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/637544
Bibliographie Hilarion G. Petzold 1958 – 2009 mit Anhang als Einführung
No full textDieses Archiv enthält die Gesamtbibliographie der Werke des Autors nebst einiger Texte „Über H. G. Petzold“ im Schlussteil der Bibliographie sowie einen Anhang mit einer Einführung in die Architektur des Werkes in seinem wissenslogischen Aufbau als Ausarbeitung seines „Tree of Science Modells“ (2007).This archive contains the complete bibliography of the author and some texts about H. G. Petzold, moreover an epilogue with an introduction to the architecture of the works in its epistemological structure and composition and as an elaborations of Petzold’s „Tree of Science Modell (2007).https://www.fpi-publikation.de/polyloge/01-2009-petzold-h-g-gesamtbibliographie-h-g-petzold-1958-2009-updating-november2009/peerReviewedpublishedVersio
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
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