Pilbara Round-backed Millipede Austrostrophus stictopygus Hoffman, 2003
Fauna Portal species: 7803
Austrostrophus stictopygus female, lateral (HBI N26981-1)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2021)
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Austrostrophus stictopygus has originally been described from the Burrup Peninsula on the eastern Pilbara coastline. The species has subsequently been reported as widespread in the Pilbara based on morphological identification, specifically the male gonopod shape. Recent molecular analyses, however, suggest that a number of lineages at the species level exist, but these are currently poorly defined and require further investigation.
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2003): A new genus and species of trigoniuline milliped from Western Australia (Spirobolida: Pachybolidae: Trigoniulinae). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 22: 17 - 22