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| Jeekelosoma abadi (Mauriès, 1985)
in Enghoff & Reboleira, 2019.
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Abstract
Jeekelosoma Mauriès, 1985, is upgraded from subgenus status under Eviulisoma Silvestri, 1910 to full genus status. The type species, Jeekelosoma abadi (Mauriès, 1985) is redescribed based on topotypical material from a cave in Morocco. Jeekelosoma heptarachne sp. nov. and J. viginti sp. nov. are described from two further Moroccan caves.
Keywords: taxonomy; Eviulisoma; troglobiont; caves; North Africa
Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Order Polydesmida Leach, 1815
Family Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 1889
Subfamily Paradoxosomatinae Daday, 1889
Tribe Eviulisomatini Brölemann, 1916
Genus Jeekelosoma Mauriès, 1985 stat. nov
Diagnosis: A genus of small, depigmented species (Fig. 1) of the tribe Eviulisomatini sensu Enghoff (2018). Differs from contribal genera by the strongly modified peritremata bearing the ozopores and by the horizontal or oblique row of denticles on each side of each podous body ring. Further differs from contribal genera except Boreviulisoma Brolemann, 1928, by having three transverse rows of setae on postcollar rings.
Included species: Jeekelosoma abadi (Mauriès, 1985) comb. nov., Jeekelosoma heptarachne sp. nov. & Jeekelosoma viginti sp. nov.
Distribution: Morocco, in caves.
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| Fig. 1. Jeekelosoma abadi (Mauriès, 1985) comb. nov., living specimen from the type locality.
Courtesy of Carles Hernando.
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Jeekelosoma abadi (Mauriès, 1985)
Diagnosis: A species of Jeekelosoma with 17 podous rings, with the ozopores borne on mushroomlike peritremata
each provided with one macroseta, with a horizontal row of tubercles on podous rings 5‑17, and with a
terminal curved appendage on the gonopod solenophore.
Known only from the type locality, the Kef Aziza cave, .., near
Tazzouguert. ...
Jeekelosoma heptarachne sp. nov.
Diagnosis: A species of Jeekelosoma with 17 podous rings, with the ozopores borne on chimney‑like outgrowths
each provided with several macrosetae, with extremely long legs, and without a horizontal row of
tubercles on podous rings 5–17.
Etymology: The name is a noun in apposition, composed of Greek ‘hepta’ (= seven) and ‘arachne’ (= spider). A male
of the new species has 28 pairs of long, thin walking legs and thus (somewhat) resembles a row of seven
spiders.
Known only from “Tazentout, cave Wit Tamdoun”. ....
Jeekelosoma viginti sp. nov.
Diagnosis: A species of Jeekelosoma with 18 podous rings, with the ozopores borne on mushroom‑like outgrowths
each provided with two macrosetae, and without a horizontal row of tubercles on podous rings 5–17.
Etymology: The name means ‘twenty’ in Latin and refers to the presence of 20 ‘segments’ (18 podous rings + 1
apodous ring + telson), vs 19 ‘rings’ in the two other species.
Known only from the type locality which is also known as “Kef Tovna” and is located in a wide sinkhole
near the village of Douar Tahyannt. ...
Henrik Enghoff and Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira. 2019. The Genus Jeekelosoma Mauriès, 1985 – Moroccan Cave Millipedes (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 523; 1–16. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.523
