Iulomorphid millipedes (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Iulomorphidae) of Tasmania, Australia.
Tasmanian Iulomorphidae are here assigned to the generaAmastigogonusBrölemann, 1913,AtelomastixAttems, 1911 andEquestrigonusgen. n.Descriptions or redescriptions are given forAmastigogonus danpicolasp. n.,Amastigogonus elephassp. n.,Amastigogonus fossuligerVerhoeff, 1944,Amastigogonus hardyi(Chamberlin, 1920),Amastigogonus hellyerisp. n.,Amastigogonus michaelsaesp. n.,Amastigogonus orientalissp. n.,Amastigogonus peninsulensissp. n.,Amastigogonus tasmanianusBrölemann, 1913 (type species ofAmastigogonus),Amastigogonus verreauxii(Gervais, 1847),Atelomastix bonhamisp. n.,Atelomastix smithisp. n.andEquestrigonus tasmaniensisgen. n., sp. n.The synonymy ofAmastigogonus nichollsiiVerhoeff, 1944 withAmastigogonus hardyiis accepted, and lectotypes are designated forAmastigogonus nichollsiiandAmastigogonus tasmanianus.
West Ulverstone, Tasmania 7315, Australia.
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Australia; Diplopoda; Iulomorphidae; Spirostreptida; Tasmania