Tonkinosoma

Tonkinosoma is a genus of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae. The genus contains three species, with a new species discovered in 2018. Type species was described from northern Vietnam. Now the species are ranges from Himalayan region and southeast Asian region.

Tonkinosoma
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Tonkinosoma

Jeekel, 1953

They are characterized by the differences of gonopods. They have distinct or indistinct geniculation cingulum which show a postfemoral part demarcated basally. Femorite is long and slender.[1]

See also

  • Tonkinosoma flexipes Jeekel, 1953 – northern Vietnam, China
  • Tonkinosoma tiani Liu & Golovatch, 2018 – southern China
  • Tonkinosoma jeekeli Nguyen, 2011 – northern Vietnam

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