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A new species of the genus <i>Australobius</i> Chamberlin, 1920 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from southwestern China.

Year:
2026
Authors:
Zhang Y et al.
Affiliation:
Hebei University · China

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>The genus <i>Australobius</i> Chamberlin, 1920 is a small genus of subfamily Lithobiinae Newport, 1844 within family Lithobiidae Newport, 1844. The World Catalogue of Centipedes currently records 35 species or subspecies for <i>Australobius</i>.<h4>New information</h4>A new species <i>Australobius septforaminis</i> sp. nov., is described based on both sexes (four males and two females specimens) from Guanshan, Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Wuxi County, Chongqing, China. A detailed morphological description and illustrations of <i>Australobius septforaminis</i> sp. nov. are provided.

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Original publication: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/41624427