A new species of millipede of the genus Xiphidiogonus Carl, 1932 (Paradoxosomatidae: Polydrepanini) from Satara District, Maharashtra State, India

Authors

  • S.B. Mane VYD Lifesciences, Team VYD, Mangalwar Peth, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India; & Hindavi Research Centre, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9147-9253
  • M.D. Aswathy Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology (CATE), Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala 680125, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3904-8066
  • P.P. Prakash VYD Lifesciences, Team VYD, Mangalwar Peth, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India; & Hindavi Research Centre, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2435-0598
  • V.Y. Deshpande VYD Lifesciences, Team VYD, Mangalwar Peth, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India; & Hindavi Research Centre, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-9863

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9544.17.7.27288-27294

Keywords:

Arid zone, biodiversity, Diplopoda, millipedes, Polydesmida, taxonomy, Xiphidiogonus sinispinus sp. nov.

Abstract

A new species Xiphidiogonus sinispinus sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Satara district, Maharashtra State. The new species belongs to tribe Polydrepanini (Family Paradoxosomatidae). The genus was established by Carl (1932) with three new species from Tamil Nadu state. No report prior to this have been reported from Maharashtra, we are introducing first report of genus Xiphidiogonus with a novel species from Maharashtra. The new species X. sinispinus is separated from previously reported three species of genus Xiphidiogonus by lacking the gonofemoral processes while other three species have either internal or external gonofemoral edges.

Author Biographies

S.B. Mane, VYD Lifesciences, Team VYD, Mangalwar Peth, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India; & Hindavi Research Centre, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India.

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M.D. Aswathy, Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology (CATE), Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala 680125, India.

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P.P. Prakash, VYD Lifesciences, Team VYD, Mangalwar Peth, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India; & Hindavi Research Centre, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India.

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V.Y. Deshpande, VYD Lifesciences, Team VYD, Mangalwar Peth, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India; & Hindavi Research Centre, Satara, Maharashtra 415002, India.

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Published

26-07-2025

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Vol. 17 No. 7 (2025)

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Short Communications

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