Inodesmus urbanus explained

Inodesmus urbanus is a species of millipede in the family Haplodesmidae. It was described by Juan Romero-Rincon and James K. Douch in 2024 as Agathodesmus urbanus, before being combined into the genus Inodesmus later that year.[1] The specific epithet refers to its urban distribution. It is found in Sydney, Australia, with the type locality being Meadowbank Reserve.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Romero-Rincon . Juan . Alvear . Santiago . 2024-04-15 . On the identity of the enigmatic millipede genus Inodesmus Cook, 1896 (Polydesmida: Haplodesmidae) . Zootaxa . 5437 . 3 . 433–440 . 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.3.8 . 1175-5334 . 15 April 2024 . 6 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506125536/https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5437.3.8 . live .
  2. Romero-Rincon . J. . Douch . J.K. . 2024 . Description of a new species of Agathodesmus Silvestri, 1910 from Australia (Polydesmida, Haplodesmidae) with an urban distribution and a key to species in New South Wales . Australian Journal of Taxonomy . 51 . 1–9 . 10.54102/ajt.db0kg . 29 February 2024 . 29 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240229154448/https://www.taxonomyaustralia.org.au/ajt/papers/tg2wrlyl6f . live .

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