Corresponding author: Yun Bu (
Academic editor: Pavel Stoev
The pauropod family
Bu Y (2020) First record of the family Colinauropodidae (Myriapoda, Pauropoda) in China, with the description of three new species. ZooKeys 947: 53–70.
The family
In the original description, the genus
The purposes of this study are 1) to record the occurrence of family
All pauropods were collected using a Tullgren’s funnel. The specimens were sorted under a stereomicroscope and preserved in 80% alcohol. They were mounted on slides using Hoyer’s solution and dried in an oven at 50 °C. Observations were performed under a phase contrast microscope (Leica DM 2500). Photos were taken using a digital camera (Leica DMC 4500). Line drawings were made using a drawing tube. All specimens were deposited in the collection maintained by the Shanghai Natural History Museum.
Abbreviations used in the descriptions follow
Body fusiform; head and pygidium free; tergites divided into sclerotized coarse plates, partly of irregular shape; stalk of antennal globulus
Ethiopian, Palaearctic, and Oriental regions.
Adult body length (0.88–) 0.96 (–0.98) mm (
The species is named after China where the type specimens were collected.
China (Jiangsu). Only known from the type locality.
Adult body length 0.97 mm (
The species is dedicated to the honor of the late Professor Chongzhou Zhang (1930–2014) who was an eminent zoologist from Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for his great contribution to the knowledge of
China (Jiangsu). Only known from the type locality.
Adult body length 1.28 (–1.32) mm (
The species name “
China (Sichuan). Only known from the type locality.
1 | Tergite I without sclerotized plates, at most with two posterior thickened patches |
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– | Tergite I with distinct sclerotized plates |
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2 | Tergite II with 4 large and 4 small sclerotized plates, tergite VI with 4 plates |
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– | Tergite II with 2 large and 4 small sclerotized plates, tergite VI with 2 plates |
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3 | Tergite I with 1 large sclerotized plate |
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– | Tergite I with 2 sclerotized plates |
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4 | Setae on head and tergite cylindrical, tergite II with 2 large and 6 small sclerotized plates |
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– | Setae on head and tergite leaf-shaped, tergite II with 4 large and 4 small sclerotized plates |
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5 | Tergites II and V with 6 and 8 sclerotized plates respectively, anal plate rounded with 2 posterior appendages, setae on tergites II–V clavate |
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– | Tergites II and V with 8 and 4 sclerotized plates respectively, anal plate indented mediodistally without appendages, setae on tergites II–V cylindrical |
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The genus
I thank Dr Osami Nakamura (Japan) and Prof. Claude Tautel (France) for their help in sending some reprints of references, Dr Chang-Yuan Qian also shared several references, Mr Chengwang Huang collected the specimens from Sichuan. I also cordially thank Dr Nikolaus Szucsich (Austria) and another anonymous referee for their valuable comments during the review of the manuscript. This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 31772509) and the Research Foundation of Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.