Subterranean millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Iberian Peninsula

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    Abstract

    We present a checklist of subterranean millipedes from the Iberian Peninsula. Among the 16 orders of millipedes present worldwide, nine are represented in the Iberian Peninsula, of which five have troglobiont species: Polyxenida, Glomerida, Polydesmida, Chordeumatida and Julida. Currently, 75 species of troglobiont millipedes are known from the Iberian Peninsula, although only 68 have been described so far. Most of this diversity occurs in Spain, while only seven species are known from Portugal, two endemic to Gibraltar, and three in the Balearic archipelago. We compiled all of the literature and added our own records of the troglobiont millipedes known in the Iberian Peninsula.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalZootaxa
    Volume4317
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)355-369
    Number of pages15
    ISSN1175-5326
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 4 Sept 2017

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