Additions to the millipede family Caseyidae Verhoeff, 1909. IV. Two new genera and three new species (Chordeumatida, Striarioidea, Caseyidae)
Paropiona Shear & Marek, gen. nov. is described from northwestern and central Washington State, USA. It includes two new species, Paropiona gardneri Shear & Marek, sp. nov. from Pacific and Cowlitz Counties, and Paropiona aenigma Shear & Marek, sp. nov. from Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston and Wahakiakum Counties. Opionoides Shear & Marek, gen. nov. is monotypic with only Opionoides cataracta Shear & Marek, sp. nov. from Coos Co. Oregon. The new genera are related to, but distinct from the genus Opiona Chamberlin, 1951.
Authors
- William A. Shear (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5887-7003)
- Paul E. Marek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7048-2514)
Institutions
- Hampden–Sydney College (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5631.3.7
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00