Atelomastix ellenae Edward &amp; Harvey 2010, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Edward, Karen L.
name: Harvey, Mark S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Diplopoda
Spirostreptida
Iulomorphidae
Atelomastix
Atelomastix ellenae

description: <i>Atelomastix ellenae</i>, sp. nov. Figs. 6, 56, 92, 93. <b>Type material:</b> AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: holotype male, Walpole, reserve next to Rose Road along the Valley of the Giants Road, Walpole-Nornalup National Park, 34°56’5”S, 116°55’03”E, hand collected under rotting logs and bark, 29 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T 47954). Paratypes: 5 males, 10 females, collected with holotype (WAM T 69668); 1 male, Denmark, Hicks Road Reserve, corner of Hicks Road and Lindsay Road, 34°54’32”S, 117°18’57”E, hand collected under rotting logs, 27 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T 69664); 4 males, 12 females, Denmark, Mount Hallowell, Sheila Hill Memorial track, 35°00’12”S, 117°19’39”E, hand collected under rotting logs, 24 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T 69644). <b>Other material examined:</b> AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: 1 male, collected with holotype (WAM T 69667); 15 males, Denmark, 34°59’14”S, 117°20’48”E, hand collected in karri, marri forest, 8 July 2003, M.S. Harvey, F. Harvey, E. Harvey, K.L. Edward, R. Teale (WAM T 69813); 8 males, Walpole, corner of Plain street and South Coast Highway, 34°58’21”S, 116°42’51”E, hand collected in karri, marri forest, 10 July 2003, K.L. Edward, R. Teale (WAM T 69814); 4 males, Denmark, Hicks Road Reserve, corner of Hicks Road and Lindsay Road, 34°54’32”S, 117°18’57”E, hand collected under rotting logs, 27 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T69662, T69663, T69665, T69666); 9 males, Denmark, Mount Hallowell, Sheila Hill Memorial track, 35°00’12”S, 117°19’39”E, hand collected under rotting logs, 24 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T 69636 – T69643, T69645); 12 males, Denmark, Harewood forest walk, Scotsdale Road, 34°55’34”S, 117°17’20”E, hand collected under logs, in soil, 27 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T 69646 – T69652, T69654); 7 males, Denmark, Frankland River, W of bridge along South Coast Highway, 34°59’42”S, 116°48’38”E, hand collected under logs, 27 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T 69655 – T 69660); 3 males, 19 females, Walpole, Tree Top Walk, 34°58’48”S, 116°53’31”E, hand collected under rotting logs and leaf litter, 29 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T 69671); 1 male, 1 female, Kordabup Nature Reserve, 34°57’39”S, 117°09’43”E, hand collected under logs and bark, 30 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T69673, T69674); 1 male, 10 females, Denmark, Scotsdale Road Reserve, 34°54’49”S, 117°15’11”E, hand collected under logs and bark, 26 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T 69675); 1 male, Lindsay Road, 3km W of William Road intersection, 34°52’22”S, 117°17’00”E, hand collected under logs, 23 July 2003, K.L. Edward (WAM T 69681); 1 male, Bow Bridge area, 1.5km W of Kent River, 34°57’56”S, 117°03’18”E, hand collected under logs and bark, 9 July 2003, M.S. Harvey, F. Harvey, E. Harvey, K.L. Edward, R. Teale (WAM T 69679). <b>Etymology:</b> The specific epithet is a patronym in honour of Ellen Harvey, who helped collect specimens of this species from southwestern Western Australia. <b>Diagnosis:</b> <i>Atelomastix ellenae</i> can be distinguished from all other <i>Atelomastix</i> by the distinct morphology of the anterior gonopods. Gonopods of this species exhibit reduced setal numbers and simplification of the sclerite shape. Sclerites <i>a</i> and <i>c</i> are only slightly curved toward the distal end, sclerite <i>a</i> has a small distal hood and a small exposed pseudoflagellum, and sclerite <i>b</i> is relatively straight and thin. <b>Description:</b> <i>Male (holotype).</i> Colour: head, antennae, gonopods, legs, ozopores and anal valves light yellow-brown, anterior section of collum and anal segment darker; prozonites light blue grey, metazonites golden brown. Body: ca. 12 mm long and 1.0 mm wide at collum. With 39 trunk segments, 67 pairs of legs, last 2 segments without legs. Head: with ca. 12 ocelli (Fig. 56), arranged in 3 rows (3: 4: 5). Gonopods: very pale and weakly sclerotised, anterior gonopods (Figs. 92, 93) relatively small and simplified in structure, 2.92 times longer than wide; sclerite <i>a</i> with swollen base that narrows sub-distally, and broadens slightly at distal end; lower surface of distal end rough in texture and 6 short blunt setae on distal face of sclerite <i>a</i>; pseudoflagellum extends to distal end of sclerite <i>a</i> where it is entirely exposed; sclerite <i>b</i> thin, short, relatively straight, and tapers to a point, usually with one setae positioned on sub-distal edge (range 0–1, n=7); basal process of sclerite <i>b</i> very small and round, only 0.09 times length of main process; sclerite <i>c</i> shorter than other sclerites, curves slightly to thin, blunt, rounded tip, swollen medial section exhibits 4–5 long setae situated close to one another (n=7); lacks sub basal setae where sclerites overlap; posterior gonopods inconspicuous, small, and exhibit numerous small setae on interno-lateral face of each gonopod. Dimensions (mm): holotype male (paratype male, WAM T69664): length ca. 12, width ca. 1.0 (L/W=12); sclerite <i>a</i> 0.770 / 0.264 (0.824 / 0.352), setae 6 (11); sclerite <i>b</i> 0.347 (0.352), basal process of sclerite <i>b</i> 0.031 (0.010), setae 1 (1); sclerite <i>c</i> 0.476 (0.483), setae 4 (5). <i>Female</i>. Similar to male, other than sexual characters, and slightly larger. <b>Distribution and habitat:</b> This species has been recorded from localities between Walpole to Denmark along the south coast of Western Australia (Fig. 6). Specimens were found in a number of different habitats from tall karri (<i>Eucalyptus diversicolor</i>) forests to mixed open jarrah (<i>E. marginata</i>)/marri (<i>Corymbia calophylla</i>) woodlands, and were collected under rotting logs, bark, and soil. This species occurs in sympatry with <i>Atelomastix francesae</i> at a number of locations within its distribution. In some instances individuals of both species have been found under the same rotting log and show evidence of character displacement with <i>A. francesae</i> exhibiting a significantly larger body size compared with <i>A. ellenae</i> (Edward, 2003).
description: Published as part of <i>Edward, Karen L. &amp; Harvey, Mark S., 2010, A review of the Australian millipede genus Atelomastix (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Iulomorphidae) 2371, pp. 1-63 in Zootaxa 2371 (1)</i> on pages 17-18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2371.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5312214
description: {"references": ["Edward, K. L. (2003) Speciation and biogeography of the native millipede genus Atelomastix within southwestern Australia. School of Animal Biology. University of Western Australia, Crawley"]}