Tylopus sapaensis

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 sapaensis

Name

Tylopus sapaensis Nguyen, 2012: 301, figs. 9, 10, 18

Holotype: IEBR-93H, ♂. Coll. Nguyen Duc Anh, 17 Jul.2007.

Type locality: Lao Cai Province, Sa Pa, Hoang Lien National Park (22°08'–22°23'N, 103°45'–104°00'E), primary forest, 2000 m a.s.l.

Etymology: sapaensis, an adjective to refer to the type locality.

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.