Hylomus rhinoparvus
Hylomus rhinoparvus is a species of dragon millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae.[1][2] It is only known from Houaphanh Province of northeastern Laos.[2]
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It was first described, along with H. rhinoceros, in 2015.[3] Both species were discovered in Laos,[3] the first dragon millipedes identified there, H. rhinoparvus in the north of the country and H. rhinoceros in the south.[2] The holotype is in the Museum of Zoology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.[2]
The body length is 23–24 mm (0.91–0.94 in) in males and 26.5–29.5 mm (1.04–1.16 in) in females. The color is dark brown.[2]
References
- "Hylomus rhinoparvus (Likhitrakarn, Golovatch & Panha, 2015)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- Aviss, Ben (20 March 2015). "Meet two new species of dragon millipede". BBC Online. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Sergei I. Golovatch; Somsak Panha (2015). "Two new species of dragon millipedes, genus Desmoxytes Chamnerlin, 1923, from Laos (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae), with redescriptions of all four species of Attems from Vietnam". Zootaxa. 3931 (4): 483–504. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3931.4.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25781842.
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