Desmoxytes rhinoparva
Desmoxytes rhinoparva is a species of dragon millipede in the genus Desmoxytes.[1] It is only known from Houaphanh Province of northeastern Laos.[1]
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It was first described, along with D. rhinoceros, in 2015.[2] Both species were discovered in Laos,[2] the first dragon millipedes identified there, D. rhinoparva in the north of the country and D. rhinoceros in the south.[1] The holotype is in the Museum of Zoology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.[1]
The body length is 23–24 mm (0.91–0.94 in) in males and 26.5–29.5 mm (1.04–1.16 in) in females. The color is dark brown.[1]
References
- Aviss, Ben (20 March 2015). "Meet two new species of dragon millipede". BBC Online. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Sergei I. Golovatch; Somsak Panha (2015). "Two new species of dragon millipedes, genus Desmoxytes Chamnerlin, 1923, from Laos (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae), with redescriptions of all four species of Attems from Vietnam". Zootaxa. 3931 (4): 483. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3931.4.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
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