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Philacroterium brevipes

Philacroterium brevipes

(Verhoeff, 1938) Calvanese, Brescovit & Bonato, 2019

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Calvanese, Victor C., Brescovit, Antonio D., Bonato, Lucio (2019): Revision of the Neotropical species of Aphilodontinae (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae), with eight new species and a first phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily. Zootaxa 4698 (1): 1-72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4698.1.1
Material examined. SOUTH AFRICA. KwaZulu - Natal: Nkandla Forest, 01 / 1937, 1 ♀ (KZN 930) [holotype]; 5 ♀ and 2 ♂ (KZN 1022) [paratypes].
Calvanese, Victor C., Brescovit, Antonio D., Bonato, Lucio (2019): Revision of the Neotropical species of Aphilodontinae (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae), with eight new species and a first phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily. Zootaxa 4698 (1): 1-72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4698.1.1

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FIGURE 3. A–D, Aphilodontinae habitus, dorsal: A, Aphilodon silvestrii n. sp. (IBSP 3665); B, Mecophilus neotropicus Silvestri, 1909 (MNHG); C, Mairata itatiaiensis n. sp. (IBSP 6178); D, Philacroterium brevipes (Verhoeff, 1938) n. comb. (KZN 5033). Scale bars: 1 mm (A–D).

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FIGURE 41. A–L, forcipular segment, ventral: A, Dicellophilus carniolensis (Koch, 1847) (PD); B, Hyphydrophilus adisi Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri, 1994 (PD); C, Macronicophilus abbreviatus Pereira, Foddai & Minelli, 2000 (INPA); D, Strigamia crassipes (Koch, 1835) (PD); E, Henia vesuviana (Newport, 1844) (PD); F, Geoperingueyia dentata Verhoeff, 1938 (MNRJ); G, Mairata itatiaiensis n. sp. (IBSP); H, Mecophilus neotropicus Silvestri, 1909 (MSNG); I, Aphilodon micronyx Brölemann, 1902 (IBSP); J, Aphilodon silvestrii n. sp. (IBSP); K, Philacroterium cribellatum Attems, 1926 (SAM); L, Philacroterium brevipes (Verhoeff, 1938) n. comb. (KZN). Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A–L).

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FIGURE 44. A–P, ultimate leg-bearing segment, ventral: A, Dicellophilus carniolensis (Koch, 1847) (PD), male; B, Pachymerium ferrugineum (Koch, 1835) (PD), female; C, Macronicophilus abbreviatus Pereira, Foddai & Minelli, 2000 (INPA), male; D, Henia vesuviana (Newport, 1844) (PD), male; E, Strigamia crassipes (Koch, 1835) (PD), male; F, Geoperingueyia dentata Verhoeff, 1938 (MNRJ), female; G, Geoperingueyia dentata Verhoeff, 1938 (MNRJ), male; H, Philacroterium maritimum (Lawrence, 1963) n. comb (KZN), female; I, Philacroterium brevipes (Verhoeff, 1938) n. comb. (KZN), male; J, Philacroterium cribellatum Attems, 1926 (NHMW), male, (photo by N.Akkari); K, Mecophilus tupiniquim n. sp. (IBSP), female; L, Mecophilus tupiniquim n. sp. (IBSP), male; M, Mairata itatiaiensis n. sp. (IBSP), female; N, Mairata itatiaiensis n. sp. (IBSP), male; O, Aphilodon micronyx Brölemann, 1902 (IBSP), female; P, Aphilodon pereirai n. sp. (IBSP), male. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A–P).

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FIGURE 46. A–D, tip of ultimate legs, lateral: A, Philacroterium brevipes (Verhoeff, 1938) n. comb (KZN), male; B, Philacroterium weberi (Silvestri, 1909) n. comb. (KZN), female; C, Aphilodon pereirai n. sp. (IBSP), male; D, Mairata butantan n. sp. (IBSP), male. Abbreviations: PT: pretarsus; SE: setae; TS: terminal spine. Scale bars: 0.02 mm (A–D).

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Revision of the Neotropical species of Aphilodontinae (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae), with eight new species and a first phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Calvanese, Victor C., Brescovit, Antonio D., Bonato, Lucio (2019): Revision of the Neotropical species of Aphilodontinae (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae), with eight new species and a first phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily. Zootaxa 4698 (1): 1-72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4698.1.1

Abstract

Aphilodontinae are a well distinct but poorly known group of soil centipedes (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae) inhabiting two disjunct areas in South America and South Africa respectively. A comprehensive revision of the Neotropical species is presented based on the examination of> 150 specimens, the phylogenetic analysis of the entire subfamily based on 47 morphological characters, and the description of eight new species from Southeastern Brazil. The Aphilodontinae were confirmed a monophyletic clade within Geophilidae and closely related to Geoperingueyia, with which they share synapomorphic characters in the labrum, second maxillae and forcipules. Particular groups of clypeal setae, inconspicuous lateral parts of labrum and coalescent forcipular throchanteroprefemur and femur were recovered as synapomorphies of the Aphilodontinae. Four monophyletic genera are recognized within the subfamily Aphilodontinae Silvestri, 1909 (1908) (= Brasilophilidae Verhoeff, 1908; = Mecistaucheninae Verhoeff, 1925 n. syn.), three exclusively Neotropical and one exclusively South African. The Neotropical genera are: Aphilodon Silvestri, 1898 (= Mecistauchenus Brölemann, 1907 n. syn.; = Brasilophilus Verhoeff, 1908 n. syn.), with ten species (including A. caboclos n. sp., A. indespectus n. sp., A. meganae n. sp., A. pereirai n. sp. and A. silvestrii n. sp.), characterized by a small terminal spine on the ultimate legs, in both males and females; Mecophilus Silvestri, 1909, with two species (including M. tupiniquim n. sp.), characterized by elongated forcipular segment and first leg-bearing segment; Mairata n. gen., with two species (M. butantan n. sp. and M. itatiaiensis n. sp.), characterized by the partial reduction of the distal article of the second maxillary telopodite and a particular shape of ultimate legs, in both males and females. The South African genus, Philacroterium Attems, 1926, comprises eleven known species (including P. weberi (Silvestri, 1909) n. comb., P. caffrarium (Verhoeff, 1937) n. comb., P. porosum (Verhoeff, 1937) n. comb., P. brevipes (Verhoeff, 1938) n. comb., P. bidentatum (Lawrence, 1955) n. comb., P. longipes (Lawrence, 1955) n. comb., P. macronyx (Lawrence, 1955) n. comb., P. maritimum (Lawrence, 1963) n. comb., P. pauciporum (Lawrence, 1963) n. comb. and P. transvaalicum (Lawrence, 1963) n. comb.) and is characterized by vestigial lateral parts of the labrum and the complete suppression of the distal article of the telopodites of the second maxillae. Identification keys are provided for the Aphilodontinae genera and for the species of Aphilodon, Mecophilus and Mairata n. gen. The known occurrence of Aphilodon in Brazil is extended from the states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso to the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, that of Mecophilus from the state of Paraná to the state of São Paulo.

Calvanese V C, Brescovit A D, Bonato L, plazi (2019). Revision of the Neotropical species of Aphilodontinae (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae), with eight new species and a first phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4698.1.1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.

CC0Published 11/15/2019View dataset
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160406580
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11382144
Taxon ID
06130E72A52AFFCCFF34FA2CFDC3AAE8.taxon
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6/10/2026