New species of Agathodesmus Silvestri, 1910 from Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Haplodesmidae)

Abstract

The genus Agathodesmus Silvestri, 1910 is speciose and widespread in high-rainfall parts of eastern Australia. In addition to the type species A. steeli Silvestri, 1910 and A. johnsi Mesibov, 2009 from New South Wales and A. bucculentus (Jeekel, 1986) from Queensland, the following 18 new species are recognised: A. adelphus sp. n., A. aenigmaticus sp. n., A. agnus sp. n., A. anici sp. n., A. gayundah sp. n., A. hahnensis sp. n., A. kerensis sp. n., A. kirrama sp. n., A. millaa sp. n., A. parapholeus sp. n., A. quintanus sp. n., A. sagma sp. n., A. summus sp. n. and A. yuccabinensis sp. n. from Queensland; A. carorum sp. n. from New South Wales and Victoria; A. bonang sp. n. and A. morwellensis sp. n. from Victoria; and A. chandleri sp. n. from South Australia. © Robert Mesibov.