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Enghoff, H. (2017). A new East African genus of spirostreptid millipedes (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), with notes on their fungal ectoparasite Rickia gigas. Zootaxa. 4273 (4): 501 – 530.
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10.11646/zootaxa.4273.4.3 [view]
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Enghoff, H.
2017
A new East African genus of spirostreptid millipedes (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), with notes on their fungal ectoparasite Rickia gigas
Zootaxa
4273 (4): 501 – 530
Publication
CIM-ID: 7459
The new genus Tropostreptus is erected to accommodate seven species which are all endemic in Tanzania: T. hamatus (Demange, 1977) (type species, = Spirostreptus hamatus Demange, 1977), T. sigmatospinus sp. nov., T. microcephalus sp. nov., T. droides sp. nov., T. kipunji spec. nov., T. austerus (Attems, 1950) (= Epistreptus austerus Attems, 1950) and
T. severus sp. nov. All but one (T. sigmatospinus) of the species are restricted to the Eastern Arc Mts. in a wide sense, i.e., including Mt. Rungwe. Notes are included on Rickia gigas Santamaria et al. , 2016 (Ascomycota: Laboulbeniales), which infects several Tropostreptus species. The typical, long-celled form of R. gigas grows on body parts of both sexes coming
into contact during copulation, whereas a short-celled form also ascribed to R. gigas grows on the hind margin of body rings of both sexes. A key to Tropostreptus species is included.
East Africa
Spirostreptus solitarius Carl, 1909 accepted as Limnostreptus solitarius (Carl, 1909) (additional source)
Tropostreptus Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus austerus (Attems, 1950) (new combination reference)
Tropostreptus austerus (Attems, 1950) (redescription)
Tropostreptus droides Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus hamatus (Demange, 1977) (new combination reference)
Tropostreptus hamatus (Demange, 1977) (redescription)
Tropostreptus kipunji Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus microcephalus Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus severus Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus sigmatospinus Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus austerus (Attems, 1950) (new combination reference)
Tropostreptus austerus (Attems, 1950) (redescription)
Tropostreptus droides Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus hamatus (Demange, 1977) (new combination reference)
Tropostreptus hamatus (Demange, 1977) (redescription)
Tropostreptus kipunji Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus microcephalus Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus severus Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tropostreptus sigmatospinus Enghoff, 2017 (original description)
Tanzania for Tropostreptus Enghoff, 2017
Tanzania for Tropostreptus droides Enghoff, 2017
Tanzania for Tropostreptus kipunji Enghoff, 2017
Tanzania for Tropostreptus microcephalus Enghoff, 2017
Tanzania for Tropostreptus severus Enghoff, 2017
Tanzania for Tropostreptus sigmatospinus Enghoff, 2017
Tanzania for Tropostreptus droides Enghoff, 2017
Tanzania for Tropostreptus kipunji Enghoff, 2017
Tanzania for Tropostreptus microcephalus Enghoff, 2017
Tanzania for Tropostreptus severus Enghoff, 2017
Tanzania for Tropostreptus sigmatospinus Enghoff, 2017