title: The first geophilid centipedes from Malesia: a new genus with two new species from Sumatra (Chilopoda, Geophilidae).
abstract: A new genus Sundageophilus is here described for two new species of geophilid centipedes (Chilopoda: Geophilidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia. Both Sundageophilus bidentatus sp. n. and Sundageophilus poriger sp. n. feature a minute body size (less than 1 cm long with 31-35 pairs of legs), a similar structure of the maxillae, elongated forcipules, and few coxal organs. Sundageophilus bidentatus is unique among geophilids because the ultimate article of the forcipule is armed with two conspicuous denticles, one dorsal to the other, instead of a single one or none. The two species of Sundageophilus are the first genuine Geophilidae ever found in Malesia, and among the very few representatives of this family in the entire south-eastern Asia.
authors.affiliation: Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Bassi 58B, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonato
authors.affiliation: Georg August University Göttingen, J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Berliner Str. 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klarner
authors.affiliation: Institut Pertanian Bogor - IPB, Department of Soil Sciences and Land Resources, Damarga Campus, Bogor 16680, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Rahayu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Widyastuti
authors.affiliation: Georg August University Göttingen, J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Berliner Str. 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scheu
keywords: Chilopoda; Geophilidae; Southeast Asia; Sundageophilus; forcipules