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Shear, W. A.; Richart, C. H.; Marek, P. E. (2025). A third species of the rare millipede genus Apterourus Loomis, 1966 (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Striarioidea: Apterouridae). Insecta Mundi. 1159: 1-7.

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557177

DOI

10.64338/im.1159.jphq7 [view]

Authors

Shear, W. A.; Richart, C. H.; Marek, P. E.

Year

2025

Title

A third species of the rare millipede genus Apterourus Loomis, 1966 (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Striarioidea: Apterouridae)

Journal

Insecta Mundi

Suffix

1159: 1-7

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Publication

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https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2025/11/1159_shear_etal_2025/

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Abstract

The millipede genus Apterourus Loomis, 1966, the only genus of the family Apterouridae Loomis, 1966 (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Striarioidea), contains two species and is rarely collected. We add a third species from Mt. Palomar, San Diego County, California, USA, Apterourus palomar Shear, Richart and Marek, new species.

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2026-01-02 02:10:39Z

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Hennen, Derek

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Apterouridae Loomis, 1966 (additional source)
Apterourus Loomis, 1966 (additional source)
Apterourus palomar Shear, Richart & Marek, 2025 (original description)

California for Apterourus palomar Shear, Richart & Marek, 2025

Holotype VMNH, geounit California, identified as Apterourus palomar Shear, Richart & Marek, 2025

Diagnosis

for Apterourus palomar Shear, Richart & Marek, 2025

Differing from Apterourus horizontalis and A. serratus in the details of the gonopods. The lateral branch of the ... [details]

Etymology

for Apterourus palomar Shear, Richart & Marek, 2025

The specific epithet is a noun in apposition referring to the type locality. [details]