Mountainous millipedes in Vietnam. V. The millipede genus Kronopolites Attems, 1914 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae), with descriptions of two new species
The paradoxosomatid genus <i>Kronopolites</i> Attems, 1914 has been reviewed in the context of Vietnam's fauna. A total of six species have been documented in the country, including a new country record, <i>K. biagrilectus</i> Hoffman, 1963, and two new species, <i>K. contrastus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>K. serratus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> The genetic distances and the phylogenetic relationship between Vietnamese <i>Kronopolites</i> species based on a fragment of the COI gene were also provided.
Authors
- Lê Hùng Anh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2756-2393)
- Duc-Luong Tran
- Vũ Thị Thanh Tâm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1145-975X)
- Anh D. Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9273-0040)
- Hong Luong T. Phung
Institutions
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VN)
- Hanoi University of Science and Technology (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1249.155280
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology