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 11, figs 1-2, 4-8, 24; note: Known from both Thailand and Myanmar [details] Available for editors
Holotype CUB CUMZ-pxDGT00166, geounit Thailand [details]
Paratype ZMUC ZMUC00040247, geounit Thailand [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Collum usually with 5+5 cones/spines in anterior row, 4+4 cones/spines in intermediate row and 4+4 cones/spines in posterior row. Metaterga 2–8 usually with 4+4 cones/spines in anterior row, 4+4 cones/spines in intermediate row and 4+4 cones/spines in posterior row. Male femora 5 and 6 with an apophysis.
Similar in these repects to G. suratensis, but differs from this species by having brown body colouration; paraterga longer; male femora 7 unmodifi ed; solenophore narrow laterally; lamina medialis apically sharp [details]