original description
Srisonchai, R.; Enghoff, H.; Likhitrakarn, N.; Panha, S. (2018). A revision of dragon millipedes III: the new genus Gigaxytes gen. nov., with the description of three new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (463)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.463
page(s): page 31, figs 19–24 [details] Available for editors
Holotype CUB CUMZ-pxDGT00182, geounit Thailand [details]
Paratype ZMUC ZMUC00040248, geounit Thailand [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Male femora 5, 6 and 7 with an apophysis. Similar in this respect to G. parvoterga, but differs from this species by having paraterga longer; collum usually with 4+4 cones/spines (intermediate row); metaterga 2–8 usually with 4+4 cones/spines (anterior row), 4+4 cones/spines (intermediate row)
and 4+4 cones/spines (posterior row); metaterga 9–12 usually with 5+5 cones/spines (anterior row), 5+5 cones/spines (intermediate row) and 5+5 cones/spines (posterior row); metaterga 13–19 usually with 6+6 cones/spines (anterior row), 6+6 cones/spines (intermediate row) and 6+6 cones/spines (posterior row). [details]