MesibovRobertNew species of Agathodesmus Silvestri, 1910 from Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Haplodesmidae)Zookeys20820132013325336410.3897/zookeys.325.5932 Agathodesmus agnus http://zoobank.org/33CC8023-FD1A-47D3-8A78-F7590C27F670 http://species-id.net/wiki/Agathodesmus_agnus sp. n.Figs 6C, 10DHolotype.

Male, Lamb Range, 19 km S of Mareeba, Qld, 17°06'39"S, 145°34'04"E ±500 m, 1200 m a.s.l., 3 December 1988, G. Monteith and G. Thompson, QM berlesate 804, rainforest, sieved litter, QM S96020.

Paratypes.

7 males, 10 females, 1 stadium 6 female, details as for holotype, QM S96021.

Other material.

QM: 1 male, 3 females, 3 stadium 6 females, North Bell Peak via Gordonvale, Qld, 17°05'19"S, 145°52'44"E ±500 m, 900 m a.s.l., 16 September 1981, G. Monteith and D. Cook, QM berlesate 300, rainforest, sieved litter and moss, S96022; 1 male, 1 female, 22 km SE of Mareeba, Qld, 17°06'39"S, 145°34'04"E ±500 m, 900 m a.s.l., 4 November 1983, D. Yeates and G. Thompson, QM berlesate 615, rainforest, sieved litter, S96023; 1 female, 1 stadium 6 female, North Bell Peak, Qld, 17°05'06"S, 145°52'00"E ±500 m, 600 m a.s.l., 22 November 1990, G. Monteith and G. Thompson, QM berlesate 845, rainforest, sieved litter, S96024; 2 males, 2 females, Mt Haig,Lamb Range, Qld, 17°05'52"S, 145°36'09"E ±500 m, 1000 m a.s.l., 25 February 1997, G. Monteith, QM berlesate 918, rainforest, sieved litter, S37557. ANIC: 1 male, near Mt Haig, Qld, 17°10'S, 145°36'E ±1 km, 750 m a.s.l., 30 June 1971, R.W. Taylor and J. Feehan, ANIC berlesate 350, rainforest, 64-000323; 2 males, Mt Haig, Qld, 17°06'S, 145°36'E ±1 km, 1000 m a.s.l., 29 October 1976, R.W. Taylor and T.A. Weir, ANIC berlesate 541, rainforest, 64-000325; 15 males, 9 females, 3 km W by S of Mt Haig, Qld, 17°06'S, 145°34'E ±1 km, 1150 m a.s.l., 3 April 1984, A. Calder and T.A. Weir, ANIC berlesate 952, rainforest, 64-000324; 7 males, 2 females, Cammoo Caves near Rockhampton (? – see Remarks), Qld, 23°10'S, 150°28"E ±1 km, 25 October 1976, R.W. Taylor and T.A. Weir, ANIC berlesate 535, dense low closed forest, ANIC 64-000326.

Diagnostic description.

Male and female with head + 19 rings. Colour in alcohol pale yellow. Male/female ca 8.0/8.0 mm long; ring 12 maximum diameter ca 0.65/0.8 mm, maximum width ca 0.7/1.1 mm. Metatergal tubercles in ca 12 irregular transverse rows, mostly without setae; metatergal setae short with slightly flared tips; lateralmost tubercles not enlarged, not forming pseudo-paranotum. Male legs 6 coxa with rounded, mediodistal projection. Telopodite (Fig. 6C) with pp straight; at in transverse plane, short, triangular and curving posteriorly; dp directed posterobasally at base; mab deeply divided into large posterior and small posterolateral lobes; posterior lobe of mab distally with small folds and with medial edge producednear mab base as short, pointed lobe; posterolateral lobe of mab folded, the posteriormost fold with apex tooth-like and pointing anteromedially; meb divided at base into 2 needle-like processes curving behind mab.

Distribution.

Rainforest in the Lamb Range and adjacent hills inland from Gordonvale, tropical north Queensland (Fig. 13A). Co-occurs with Agathodesmus quintanus sp. n. on North Bell Peak. There is also a doubtful record from Cammoo Caves in central Queensland (Fig. 1; see Remarks).

Name.

Latin agnus, 'lamb', for the type locality, the Lamb Range; adjective.

Remarks.

Like Agathodesmus agnus sp. n., Asphalidesmus magnus Mesibov, 2011 and Prosopodesmus crater Mesibov, 2012 were found in ANIC berlesate 535 from Cammoo Caves (Mesibov 2011, 2012a). For all three species, all other specimens are from localities on or near the Lamb Range, ca 800 km to the north of Cammoo Caves. The locality labelling for ANIC berlesate 535 appears to be incorrect (Mesibov 2012a). In March 2013 I searched briefly for millipedes in rainforest in the Cammoo Caves area but found no specimens of Agathodesmus, Asphalidesmus or Prosopodesmus.

Posterior gonopod views. A Agathodesmus adelphus sp. n., holotype, QM S96015 B Agathodesmus aenigmaticus sp. n., paratype ex QM S96018 C Agathodesmus agnus sp. n., paratype ex QM S96021 D Agathodesmus anici sp. n., holotype, ANIC 64-000327. A and D are uncoated specimens; scale bars = 0.1 mm. Note two mites on Agathodesmus adelphus sp. n. telopodites.

AC, posterior gonopod views. A Agathodesmus sagma sp. n., paratype ex QM S96076 B Agathodesmus summus sp. n., paratype ex QM S96091 C Agathodesmus yuccabinensis sp. n., paratype ex QM S96094 D Midbody ozopore (arrow) of Agathodesmus agnus sp. n., male paratype ex QM S96021. B is uncoated specimen; scale bars: A, C = 0.1 mm, B = 0.2 mm, D = 0.05 mm.

Localities in far north Queensland for A Agathodesmus adelphus sp. n. (open circle), Agathodesmus agnus sp. n. (open triangles), Agathodesmus gayundah sp. n. (filled triangle), Agathodesmus hahnensis sp. n. (open squares), Agathodesmus kerensis sp. n. (filled square), Agathodesmus kirrama sp. n. (filled circles), Agathodesmus millaa sp. n. (star) and B Agathodesmus parapholeus sp. n. (open circles), Agathodesmus quintanus sp. n. (crosses), Agathodesmus sagma sp. n. (open squares), Agathodesmus summus sp. n. (open triangles), and Agathodesmus yuccabinensis sp. n. (filled squares). Arrow in A indicates questionable, disjunct locality for Agathodesmus aenigmaticus sp. n. Mercator projections; inset shows location of main maps.

Localities for Agathodesmus spp. in Australia (filled black squares) as of July 2012. 1 = only known locality for Agathodesmus anici sp. n. 2 = cluster of 4 localities for Agathodesmus chandleri sp. n., ? = questionable Cammoo Caves locality for Agathodesmus agnus sp. n.; see Figs 11-13 for other species. Geographic projection, 5° latitude-longitude grid. NSW = New South Wales, NT = Northern Territory, QLD = Queensland, SA = South Australia, TAS = Tasmania, VIC = Victoria, WA = Western Australia.

Localities for Agathodesmus bonang sp. n. (filled triangles), Agathodesmus carorum sp. n. (open circles), Agathodesmus johnsi Mesibov, 2009 (star), Agathodesmus morwellensis sp. n. (filled squares) and Agathodesmus steeli Silvestri, 1910 (crosses). Mercator projection; ACT = Australian Capital Territory, NSW = New South Wales, VIC = Victoria. Inset shows location of main map.

MesibovR (2011) New species of Asphalidesmus Silvestri, 1910 from Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidea).ZooKeys93: 43-65. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.93.1255MesibovR (2012a) New species of Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 1910 from Queensland, Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Haplodesmidae).ZooKeys190: 33-54. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.190.3276