REDESCRIPTION OF THE GIANT SOUTHEAST ASIAN MILLIPEDE SPIROBOLUS MACRURUS POCOCK, 1893 AND ITS ASSIGNMENT TO THE NEW GENUS MACRUROBOLUS GEN. NOV. (DIPLOPODA, SPIROBOLIDA, PACHYBOLIDAE)

Redescription of the giant Southeast Asian millipede Spirobolus macrurus Pocock, 1893 and its assignment to the new genus Macrurobolus gen. nov. (Diplopoda, Spirobolida, Pachybolidae)

A new genus of the millipede family Pachybolidae from Southeast Asia is described: Macrurobolus gen.nov., with Spirobolus macrurus wahl power grip clippers Pocock, 1893 as type species.This latter species is DNA barcoded (COI) and redescribed based on male morphological characters, which hitherto were unknown.The new genus differs from other pachyb

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