The millipede family Striariidae Bollman, 1893. IV. <i>Amplaria oedipus</i>, n. sp., with a secondary sexual modification of males unique among millipedes (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Striarioidea)

Shear, William A.Nosler, PhilipMarek, Paul E.2023-01-302023-01-302022-02-101175-5326http://hdl.handle.net/10919/113555A new species, Amplaria oedipus, is described from Oregon, USA. Males of the new species have greatly inflated pyriform tarsi on the 5th and 6th legpairs, which is a secondary sexual modification previously not known from any other millipede.Pages 137-1459 page(s)application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalnew speciesOregonCHAMBERLINRECORDSAnimalsSaguinusArthropodsMaleThe millipede family Striariidae Bollman, 1893. IV. <i>Amplaria oedipus</i>, n. sp., with a secondary sexual modification of males unique among millipedes (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Striarioidea)Article - Refereed2023-01-27Zootaxahttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5099.1.750991Marek, Paul [0000-0002-7048-2514]353914221175-5334