title: The millipede family Ammodesmidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) in western Africa.
abstract: Ammodesmidae are represented in western Africa by two species of a single genus, Ammodesmus Cook, 1896 (= Cenchrodesmus Cook, 1896, syn. n.). The type-species Ammodesmus granum Cook, 1896 (= Cenchrodesmus volutus Cook, 1896, syn. n.) is redescribed, based on neotype selection, as well as on additional samples, often containing numerous specimens, from Liberia, Guinea and the Ivory Coast. A new species is described from Mount Nimba, Guinea: Ammodesmus nimbasp. n.
authors.affiliation: Royal Museum for Central Africa, Invertebrate Section, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vandenspiegel
authors.forename: Sergei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golovatch
keywords: Ammodesmidae; Ammodesmus; Diplopoda; Polydesmida; new species; new synonymy; taxonomy; western Africa