Lusitanipus Explained

Lusitanipus is a genus of millipedes in the family Dorypetalidae.[1] The genus is endemic to the Iberian peninsula; L. alternans is endemic to Portugal and L. xanin is only known from Spain.[2] [3] It was believed to be a monotypic genus until the 2020 discovery of L. xanin.

Species

There are currently two species in the genus:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ficha Taxon - IBERFAUNA. 2020-12-21. iberfauna.mncn.csic.es.
  2. Reboleira. Ana Sofia P.S.. Ana Sofia Reboleira. Enghoff. Henrik. 2015-05-19. Redescription of Lusitanipus alternans (Verhoeff, 1893) (Diplopoda, Callipoda, Dorypetalidae) and ecological data on its Laboulbeniales ectoparasites in caves. Zootaxa. 3957. 5. 567–576. 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.5.5. 26249096 . 1175-5334.
  3. Gilgado. José Domingo. Martínez-Pillado. Virginia. Prieto. Carlos E.. 2020-09-08. A new green-coloured Lusitanipus Mauriès, 1978 from the Iberian Peninsula (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Dorypetalidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. en. 714. 10.5852/ejt.2020.714. 2118-9773. free.

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