Rediscovery and phylogenetic analysis of Agnostrup, a least known genus of Mecistocephalidae (Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha) in China
The genus Agnostrup Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003 is one of the least known genera within the family Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 1893. In this study, we rediscovered the genus Agnostrup in China and provided a comprehensive redescription of A. striatus (Takakuwa, 1949). Additionally, we conducted a molecular phylogenetic analysis using CO1, 16S, and 28S sequence data, revealing a low genetic distance between Agnostrup and Nannarrup Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003. After comparing the morphological characteristics of these two genera, we synonymized the genus Nannarrup syn. nov. with Agnostrup . As a result, three species previously belonging to the genus Nannarrup were transferred to Agnostrup : A. hoffmani (Foddai et al., 2003), comb. nov. , A. innuptus (Tsukamoto, 2022), comb. nov. , and A. oyamensis (Tsukamoto, 2022), comb. nov.
Authors
- Chun‐Xue You (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3315-6090)
- Chao Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1841-1169)
- Jiajia Fan
Institutions
- Tianjin Agricultural University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zoosystematics and Evolution
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.100.135994
- Primary Topic
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences