original description
Liu, W.; Golovatch, S.I. (2018). The millipede genus Epanerchodus Attems, 1901 in continental China, with descriptions of seven new cavernicolous species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4459(1): 53., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4459.1.2
page(s): p. 67, figs 12-13; note: from China [details] Available for editors
Holotype SCAU eGZ13-1, geounit China [details]
Paratype SCAU eGZ13-1, geounit China [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Adult males of E. gladiatus n. sp. are distinct from other Epanerchodus species based on the following combination of characters: (1) body small (ca 15–17 mm long); (2) gonopod suberect and slender; (3) endomere sword-shaped, with a small, rounded, ventral bump (a) and a prominent, digitiform, mesal process (p) at base [details]