On some new or poorly-known species of the millipede family Polydesmidae from southern China (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)

Abstract

Several collections of Polydesmidae millipedes from China, mainly cavernicolous, contain not only two known, but also five new species: Glenniea blanca sp.n., G. lagredae sp.n. and Epanerchodus lipsae sp.n. from Sichuan, as well as Pacidesmus trifidus sp.n. and P. bifidus sp.n. from Guangxi. Their distributions are mapped and discussed. A key is presented to all three species of Glenniea Turk, 1945 currently known to occur in China.