Roy Hill Antichiropus Millipede Antichiropus sloanae Car, 2019
Fauna Portal species: 11201
Antichiropus sloanae male, lateral (WAM T1644612)
Image: Car et al. (2019; fig. 36A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 2085Diagnosis
(after Car et al. 2019) Antichiropus sloanae is most similar to A. simmonsi but differs mainly in the shape of the main femoral process. That of A. sloanae curves smoothly upward to meet the femorite (medial and lateral views) while that of A. simmonsi has a large protuberance at its base.
The western population of A. sloanae was identified by COI barcoding. This analyses may not be reliable in these millipedes. Examination of mature males is required to confirm conspecifity of this population with A. sloanae. It may represent a different species.
Antichiropus sloanae is listed as Priority 1 (P1) species ("poorly-known species - known from few locations, none on conservation lands") in Western Australia.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
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Publications
(2019): The millipede genus Antichiropus (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae), part 3: species of the Pilbara bioregion of Western Australia. Zootaxa. 4617: 1 - 71