Title:

Detailed iconography of the widespread Neotropical millipede, Myrmecodesmus hastatus (Schubart,1945), and the first record of the species from the Caribbean area (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Pyrgodesmidae)

Subtitle:

Szczegółowa ikonografia krocionoga Myrmecodesmus hastatus (Schubart, 1945) szerokorozprzestrzenionego w Neotropiku i pierwsze stwierdzenie tego gatunku w obszarze Karaibów (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Pyrgodesmidae) ; Myrmecodesmus hastatus from the Caribbean area ; Fragmenta Faunistica, vol. 59, no. 1

Creator:

Golovač, Sergej Il'ič ; Geoffroy, Jean-Jacques ; Mauriès, Jean-Paul ; VandenSpiegel, Didier

Contributor:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2016

Description:

1-6 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Diplopoda ; Myrmecodesmus ; myrmecophily ; termitophily ; synathropization ; Neotropics

Abstract:

The small-bodied millipede, Myrmecodesmus hastatus (Schubart, 1945), which seems to be strongly associated with ant and termite nests, and currently populates much of South America, is recorded from Martinique forthe first time. Abundant, mostly SEM illustrations are provided to facilitate its recognition. This record strongly extends its distribution to also cover the Antilles.

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GOLOVATCH S. I. & ADIS J. 2004. Myrmecodesmus hastatus (Schubart, 1945), a widespread Neotropical millipede(Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Pyrgodesmidae). Fragmenta Faunistica 47 (1): 35–38.
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Relation:

Fragmenta Faunistica

Volume:

59

Issue:

1

Start page:

1

End page:

6

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.3161/00159301FF2016.59.1.001

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.256 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4664

Language:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Access:

Open