Species Orthomorpha coarctata (De Saussure, 1860)
- Polydesmus coarctatus Saussure, H. de 1860. Essai d'une fauna des Myriapodes du Mexique avec la description de quelques espèces des autres parties de l'amerique. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 15(2): 259-393 pls I-VII [297].
Secondary source:
Attems, C. 1937. Myriapoda. 3. Polydesmoidea. I. Fam. Strongylosomidae. Das Tierreich 68: i-xxii, 1-300 [62].
Generic Combinations
- Asiomorpha coarctata (De Saussure, 1860). —
Verhoeff, K.W. 1939. Zur Kenntnis ostasiatischer Diplopoden. III. Zoologischer Anzeiger 127(5-6): 113-125 [297] - Orthomorpha coarctata (De Saussure, 1860). —
Likhitrakarn, N., Golovatch, S.I. & Panha, S. 2011. Revision of the Southeast Asian millipede genus Orthomorpha Bollman, 1893, with the proposal of a new genus (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). ZooKeys 131: 1-161 [12]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Recorded (as "Orthomorpha coarctata" ) from Darwin, NT in Jeekel (1982: 131)
Introduced from unknown country.
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
- Jeekel, C.A.W. 1982. Millipedes from Australia, 1: Antichiropodini from South Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 8(14): 121-132
- Jeekel, C.A.W. 2006. Some notes on Diplopoda from Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Myriapod Memoranda 9: 59-63 [61]
Ecological Descriptors
Litter.
General References
Shelley, R.M., Bauer, S.B. & Swift, S.F. 1998. The milliped family Paradoxosomatidae in the Hawaiian Islands (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 56: 43-53 [47]
Shelley, R.M. & Lehtinen, P.T. 1998. Introduced millipeds of the family Paradoxosomatidae on Pacific Islands (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). Arthropoda Selecta 7(2): 81-94 [85] (redescribed and illustrated)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2023 | PARADOXOSOMATIDAE Daday, 1889 | 30-Aug-2023 | MOVED | |
| 31-Jul-2019 | PARADOXOSOMATIDAE Daday, 1889 | 30-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2012 | 05-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Mar-2012 | 12-May-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |