Carlopeltis alatus
Creators: name: Romero-Rincon, Juan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Diplopoda
Polydesmida
Chelodesmidae
Carlopeltis
Carlopeltis alatus

description: Carlopeltis alatus (Carl, 1914)
Figs 1–3, 13
Alocodesmus alatus Carl, 1914: 900, fig. 130.
Carlopeltis alatus: Verhoeff, 1938: 3.
Alocodesmus alatus: Jeekel, 2009: 69.
Diagnosis. Adult males of C. alatus (Carl, 1914) differ from C. uraba n. sp., and C. goajirensis (Jeekel, 2009) stat. nov. based on the following combination of gonopodal characteristics: prefemoral process (PfP) with apex greatly serrated (vs. PfP with apex bifurcate into two pointed denticulations in C. goajirensis (Jeekel, 2009) stat. nov.); the beginning of the curve of solenomere (S) is marked by a complete cingulum (C) (vs. C incomplete in C. goajirensis (Jeekel, 2009) stat. nov. and C. uraba n. sp.); about the middle of the arch of S with a lobe on the ventral part (vs. absence lobe in C. uraba n. sp.) (Fig. 2, arrows).
Material examined.
Lectotype. COLOMBIA ● ♂; Bolivar, Below Bodega Central, s.f. (8°17′37′′N, 73°52′00′′W); O. Fuhrmann leg.; (MHNG-ARTO-14351). Lectotype designation by Hollier et al. (2020: 185).
Redescription. Male lectotype (MHNG-ARTO-14351). Coloration (preserved in 70% ethanol after 110 years): Head, first sternites and prozonites pale greenish yellow 104 while antennae, legs, paranota and some stains on metatergite deep orange yellow 69 (Fig. 1). Body rings: cuticle with irregular microsculpture; metatergite flat; posterolaterally and dorsally directed paranota (at the middle of the body, the ring 1.62 times wider than the prozonite); ozopores lateral, visible in dorsal view. Sternites between coxa of rings 12–18 with two pairs of acute projections, more evident and larger in the posterior pair (Fig. 3B). Gonopod aperture on seventh body ring elliptical, posterior edge without folds (Fig. 3A). Legs long (0.9 times the width of the metazonite), femora largest in the last body rings, without additional modifications (Fig. 1). Telson posteriorly directed, epiproct elongate, hypoproct oval with slight pointed end (Fig. 1B). Total length: 39.7 (with slight volvation in first rings). Collum 1.2 long, 4.7 wide.Antennomere lengths (1>7): 0.6; 1.41; 1.0; 1.16; 1.5; 1. 3; 0.35. Gonopod aperture 1.1 long, 1.6 wide. Telson 1.4 long.
Gonopods (Fig. 2): gonocoxae (Cx) subcylindrical, several macrosetae on distal dorsal side and two setae above the cannula (ca); ca hook-shaped. Prefemoral region (=Prefemorite) (Pfe) short, ca. 1/2 the size of acropodite, densely setose. Prefemoral process (PfP) long, robust below the secondary process of the prefemoral process (SPr); apex serrated with an inclination of about 120° in relation to the Cx in mesal view, most distal part of the apex with a conspicuous tooth compared to the others; SPr with acuminate apex. Solenomere (S) falcate, starting straight and parallel to PfP, the beginning of the curve is marked by a complete cingulum (C), about the middle of the arch of S with a lobe on the ventral part (Figs 1C–D, arrows).
Female. Unknown.
Distribution. Known only from the type locality (Fig. 13).
Remarks. The locality “Below Bodega Central” described by Carl (1914), currently corresponds to Morales, Bolivar, Colombia (Fig. 13).
description: Published as part of Romero-Rincon, Juan, 2024, A review of the millipede genus Carlopeltis Verhoeff, 1938 (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae: Batodesmini), pp. 554-568 in Zootaxa 5424 (5) on pages 556-558, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.5.4, http://zenodo.org/record/14895772