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Liu, W.; Golovatch, S.; Tian, M. (2016). Six new species of dragon millipedes, genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, mostly from caves in China (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). ZooKeys. 577: 1-24.
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Liu, W.; Golovatch, S.; Tian, M.
2016
Six new species of dragon millipedes, genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, mostly from caves in China (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)
ZooKeys
577: 1-24
Publication
CIM-ID: 17083
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Six new species of Desmoxytes are described from southern China: D. laticollis sp. n., D. simplipoda sp. n., and D. similis sp. n., all three from caves in Guangdong Province; D. phasmoides sp. n. also from a cave, and both epigean D. spiniterga sp. n. and D. variabilis sp. n., the latter trio from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A modified key to all 20 Desmoxytes species currently known to occur in China is given.
Asia
Systematics, Taxonomy
Desmoxytes laticollis Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus laticollis (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)
Desmoxytes phasmoides Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus phasmoides (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)
Desmoxytes similis Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus similis (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)
Desmoxytes simplipoda Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus simplipodus (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)
Desmoxytes spiniterga Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus spinitergus (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)
Desmoxytes variabilis Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus variabilis (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)
Desmoxytes phasmoides Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus phasmoides (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)
Desmoxytes similis Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus similis (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)
Desmoxytes simplipoda Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus simplipodus (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)
Desmoxytes spiniterga Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus spinitergus (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)
Desmoxytes variabilis Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016 accepted as Hylomus variabilis (Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016) (original description)