Tylopus phanluongi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polydesmida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Myriapoda Classis: Diplopoda Subclassis: Chilognatha Infraclassis: Helminthomorpha Superordo: Merocheta Ordo: Polydesmida

Familia: Paradoxosomatidae
Subfamilia: Paradoxosomatinae
Tribus: Sulciferini
Genus: Tylopus
Species: Tylopus phanluongi

Name

Tylopus phanluongi Nguyen, 2012: 290, figs. 1, 2, 18

Holotype: IEBR-100H, ♂. Coll. Nguyen Duc Anh, 11 Mar.2006 – 9 Apr.2006.

Type locality: Kon Tum Province, Dak Glei District, Ngoc Linh Mountain (15°00'–15°18'N, 107°41'–08°01'E), primary forest, 1800–1900 m a.s.l.

Etymology: phanluongi, named in honour of Dr. Phan Luong of the Vietnamese-Russian Tropical Center for his major contribution to the ecological surveys in Vietnam.

References

• Nguyen, A.D. 2012: Tylopus millipedes in Vietnam (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae: Sulciferini), with descriptions of five new species. Raffles bulletin of zoology, 60(2): 289–311. PDF.