taxonID	type	description	language	source
F92787AB875BFFBE8626FBAEFC84AFB5.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Atrophotergum silvaticum n. sp., by present designation. Other assigned species: A. bonhami n. sp., A. montanum n. sp., A. pastorale n. sp., A, sodalis n. sp., A. wurrawurraense n. sp.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB875BFFBE8626FBAEFC84AFB5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Small dalodesmids with head + 19 segments and prominent paranota with rounded corners. Males with numerous sphaerotrichomes on anterior legs; a round pit on the underside of the somite 2 paranotum; low, blunt projections on the sternites of the last somites, close to the legs; and somite 3 and 4 metatergites particularly small relative to more posterior metatergites. Clearly distinguished from similar and co­occurring dalodesmids by the solenomerite being carried on a large posterior projection arising midway along the telopodite.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB875BFFBE8626FBAEFC84AFB5.taxon	description	Description: Males 6 – 14 mm long, 0.5 – 1.0 mm in maximum vertical diameter. Head moderately setose, antennal sockets slightly impressed, antennae separated by ca. 1.5 – 1.75 times a base diameter; antennomere 6 the longest and widest (Fig. 1 B). Collum lightly setose, not as wide as head, anterior margin straight, posterior margin emarginate, corners rounded. Somite 2 metatergite about as wide as head; lateral margin of the paranotum slightly lower than the corner of the collum, anterior margin slightly produced forward; a round pit with a well­defined rim on the underside of the paranotum (Fig. 3 A). Somite 3 and 4 metatergites distinctly narrower and shorter than all other metatergites (Fig. 1 A); more posterior metatergites gradually increasing in width and length to somite 13, then decreasing slightly. Waist well­defined on all diplosegments, posterior metatergites with a faintly defined, very shallow transverse depression and three transverse rows of short setae (two anterior to the depression, one posterior); metatergite surfaces slightly roughened. All paranota somewhat inflated (Fig. 1 C), margins slightly thickened, a few marginal setae on the first few somites. Ozopores on somites 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15 – 17, opening dorsally in the posterior half of the paranotum close to the margin. Legs (Figs. 1 D, E) incrassate, anteriorly more so; anterior legs ventrally with dense, short setae on coxa, prefemur and femur, and numerous sphaerotrichomes on tarsus, tibia, postfemur and distal end of femur. Tarsi long, ranging from ca. 1.3 to ca. 1.7 times the length of the next longest podomere, the femur. Genital opening on leg 2 coxa a short, mesal projection in the form of a truncated cone. Legpairs 4 and 5 with coxae separated by setose areas on sternum. Legpair 7 widely spaced; legpair 6 closer together, separated by a pair of setose sternal projections; flexed gonopods reaching to legpair 6. Short, blunt projections present on the sternites of the last somites (13 – 17 in the type species), close to the leg bases (Fig. 4). Spiracles small; on diplosegments, the anterior spiracle opening just dorsal to the anterior leg base, the posterior spiracle opening about midway between leg bases. Preanal ring moderately setose; hypoproct trapezoidal; epiproct gradually tapering to rounded point and projecting slightly past anal valves. Gonopod aperture subcircular, about half the width of the somite 7 prozonite, the rim projecting ventrally on each side posterolaterally. Gonopod coxae entirely contained within aperture; coxae pyriform, tapering posteriorly, very lightly joined posteriorly on mesal surfaces. Cannula prominent, inserting on mesal side of telopodite base; prostatic groove running on mesal side of telopodite into the solenomerite flange (see below); telopodite bare apart from short, dense setae at base and sparse longer setae near base on posterior surface. Telopodite with four elements recognizable across all Atrophotergum spp. and shown diagramatically in Fig. 5: (1) Solenomerite flange (SF). A mesolaterally flattened projection arising about midway along the telopodite from the mesal side of the posterior surface. The solenomerite (S) extends from the anterodistal corner of the flange. The posterodistal corner of the flange (PDC) is variously extended and its form is species­specific. The posterobasal corner (PBC) is also extended and generally bent laterally. (2) Tibiotarsus (TT). A rod­like, bluntly pointed process arising just lateral and distal to the solenomerite flange. The implied homology with the tibiotarsus on the gonopod of other Polydesmida is a tentative one based on shape and position. (3) Mesal end structure (MES). One or two processes arising from the mesal side of the anterior surface of the telopodite, near its tip. (4) Lateral end structure (LES). The distal end of the telopodite is a complex, flattened structure with its posterior corner extended as a sharp point, distal to the end of the solenomerite, and with the anterior corner variously shaped and produced. Between the two corners, the LES is deeply and narrowly folded (concave laterally). Females of A. montanum n. sp. and A. silvaticum n. sp. slightly smaller and less stout than males, with the posterior somites much less enlarged (Fig. 2); somite 2 pit and last­leg sternal projections lacking; epigynum with posterior rim raised at either end (Fig. 1 G). Females of other Atrophotergum spp. have not been positively identified, as they co­occur with very similar dalodesmids in other genera.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB875BFFBE8626FBAEFC84AFB5.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Latin atrophus, atrophy, + tergum, back; neuter gender. So named because of the relatively small size of the somite 3 and 4 metatergites in males.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB875BFFBE8626FBAEFC84AFB5.taxon	discussion	Remarks: Atrophotergum spp. are highly unusual among Tasmanian Polydesmida in having males larger than females (Fig. 2). Besides the six Atrophotergum described below, single males have been found which may represent two additional species; these will be described when more material becomes available. One specimen (QVM 23: 25669) is from rainforest along the Savage River Pipeline Road in northwest Tasmania, and the other (QVM 23: 25670) is from a cave in dolerite pseudo­karst on Mt Wellington, near Hobart in the southeast. Biogeography: The six named Atrophotergum species have a mosaic distribution on the main island of Tasmania, with only minor overlaps of species ranges (Fig. 12). To date, no two species have been found at the same site. Several of the range boundaries appear to coincide with previously recognised faunal divides (‘ faunal breaks’) in northern Tasmania. A. bonhami and A. wurrawurraense have a parapatric boundary south of Devonport along the Mersey Break (Mesibov 1999), and the Mersey Break appears to bound the A. silvaticum distribution on the east. Near Weavers Creek, 20 km east of Launceston, A. pastorale and A. sodalis appear to meet in parapatry along the East Tamar Break (Mesibov 1997), and the northwest portion of the A. pastorale range appears to end some 60 km further west at the Mersey Break. (In Mesibov (1999), species ‘ A 1 ’ and ‘ A 4 ’ were said to be in parapatry along the Mersey Break. ‘ A 1 ’ is here described as A. silvaticum and ‘ A 4 ’ is resolved into A. pastorale, A. sodalis and A. wurrawurraense.) A particularly interesting area for future field work is centered on the town of Latrobe, about 10 km south of Devonport, where the ranges of A. bonhami, A. silvaticum and A. wurrawurraense may meet in three­way parapatry. Unfortunately, much of the native vegetation in north central Tasmania has been cleared for farms (Mesibov 1999), and native millipedes are very hard to find in remnant patches of native vegetation. These patches are typically over­burned, often overgrown with weeds and sometimes infested with the introduced julid millipedes Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport, 1843) and Cylindroiulus spp. Mosaic distributions of closely related taxa seem to be common among millipedes (Shelley 1990; Mesibov 2003 a). The Atrophotergum mosaic is the third to be documented among Tasmania Polydesmida (Mesibov 2003 b, c).	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB875DFFB08626FEA3FE44ADCD.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Male, Winter Brook, Tasmania, DQ 154107 (41 ° 27 ’ 02 ” S, 145 ° 59 ’ 13 ” E), 660 m, 28. v. 1995, R. Mesibov, QVM 23: 25493. Paratypes: 3 males, details as for holotype, AM KS 87137; 4 males, 1 female, details as for holotype, QVM 23: 25280; 4 males, Flowerdale River, CQ 838645 (40 ° 57 ’ 44 ” S, 145 ° 37 ’ 08 ” E), 90 m, 17. v. 1995, R. Mesibov, QVM 23: 25279, 1 dissected; 6 females, same details, QVM 23: 25310. Other material examined: 44 males and 17 females. See Appendix for details.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB875DFFB08626FEA3FE44ADCD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from other Atrophotergum spp. by the unique form of the gonopod.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB875DFFB08626FEA3FE44ADCD.taxon	description	Description: As for genus. Males 8 – 9 mm long, 0.7 – 0.8 mm in maximum vertical diameter. In alcohol, most specimens are light tan with reddish antennae; occasional more deeply coloured specimens are darker tan with lighter paranota. Dark patches are often visible near ozopores; in some cases these appear to arise from tissue staining (possibly by the defensive secretion), in other cases tissue has retracted from transparent cuticle revealing dark­coloured gut contents. Gonopod telopodite (Fig. 6) flexed posteriorly at about one­third its length. Solenomerite a strap­like process extending posterodistally and curving laterally from the anterodistal corner of the SF; the process divided near its tip into a flattened anterior portion containing the terminus of the prostatic groove and a shorter, blunter, posterior branch. PDC produced as a finger­like process, slightly curved and parallel to the solenomerite, but not extending distally as far as the solenomerite tip; PBC bent laterally in a smooth curve. TT bent slightly laterally, not extending distally as far as the tip of the process arising from the PDC. MES in two parts: a short, rod­like, pointed process resembling the TT but shorter and narrower, more or less parallel to the long axis of the telopodite; and a much stouter, blade­like process curving posteriorly and laterally. LES flexed slightly mesally, with its distal edge angled so that the blunt, thickened anterior corner is considerably more distal than the posterior corner. The curvature of the LES and the longer process of the MES are such that they cross, with the MES process terminating anterior and slightly basal to the LES. Anterior sternal process on somite 17 (Fig. 4 D) a low eminence; the anterior portion of the posterior process a low ridge, somewhat excavated mesally, the posterior portion a short, finger­like structure directed ventrally.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB875DFFB08626FEA3FE44ADCD.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat: Locally abundant in leaf and woody litter in coastal scrub, wet eucalypt forest and Nothofagus rainforest over ca. 9000 km 2 in northwest Tasmania, from sea level to at least 870 m (Fig. 12). Also found in forest plantations (Bonham et al. 2002 [as ‘ genus A, sp. 1 ’]; Mesibov, unpublished results).	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB875DFFB08626FEA3FE44ADCD.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Latin silvaticus, of forests, adjective.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB875DFFB08626FEA3FE44ADCD.taxon	discussion	Remarks: A. silvaticum is somewhat variable in size and colouration. It has probably been collected as females and juveniles from more localities than are shown in Fig. 12, but it has so far not been possible to distinguish these specimens from similar, co­occurring dalodesmids.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8752FFB18626FA8BFBA4AE2F.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Male, Henry Somerset Orchid Conservation Area, Tasmania, DQ 506298 (41 ° 16 ’ 53 ” S, 146 ° 24 ’ 36 ” E), 50 m, 13. vii. 1994, R. Mesibov, QVM 23: 25277. Paratypes: 2 males, details as for holotype, AM KS 87134, 1 dissected; 2 males, Latrobe Creek, DQ 528365 (41 ° 13 ’ 16 ” S, 146 ° 26 ’ 12 ” E), 60 m, 25. vi. 1997, R. Mesibov, QVM 23: 25283. Other material examined: 17 males. See Appendix for details.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8752FFB18626FA8BFBA4AE2F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from other Atrophotergum spp. by the unique form of the gonopod.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8752FFB18626FA8BFBA4AE2F.taxon	description	Description: As for genus. Males 8 – 10 mm long, 0.7 – 0.8 mm in maximum vertical diameter. In alcohol, most specimens are pale with reddish antennae. As in A. silvaticum n. sp., dark patches are sometimes visible near ozopores. Gonopod telopodite (Fig. 7) gently curved posteriorly. Solenomerite more or less straight but bent posteriorly and laterally from the anterodistal corner of the SF; the process divided at about two­thirds its length into an anterior branch containing the terminus of the prostatic groove and a shorter, blunter branch arising posteromesally. The outer portion of the SF curved laterally and posteriorly; PDC thickened at its tip, extending basally and laterally as a short, flat process; PBC curving distally. TT bent slightly laterally, its tip extending distally beyond the PDC. MES a pair of short, rod­like, pointed processes curved more or less in parallel posteriorly and laterally, terminating anterior to the LES. LES more or less parallel to long axis of telopodite, with its distal edge angled so that the blunt, thickened anterior corner is considerably more distal than the posterior corner. drawings; dashed line marks course of prostatic groove. Anterior sternal process on somite 17 (Fig. 4 A) a low eminence; the anterior portion of the posterior process a low ridge, somewhat excavated mesally, the posterior portion a short, finger­like structure directed ventrally.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8752FFB18626FA8BFBA4AE2F.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat: In leaf and woody litter in dry and wet eucalypt forest over ca. 400 km 2 in north central Tasmania, from near sea level to at least 300 m (Fig. 12). Also found in forest plantations within this area (Bonham et al. 2002 [as ‘ genus A, sp. 5 ’]). Etymology: Named in honour of the Tasmanian malacologist Kevin J. Bonham, who collected many of the known specimens of this inconspicuous species.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8750FFB38626FEA3FC85AD2A.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Male, Tarraleah, Tasmania, DP 474161 (42 ° 18 ’ 19 ” S, 146 ° 21 ’ 42 ” E), 690 m, 16. iv. 1992, R. Mesibov, QVM 23: 25491. Paratypes: 3 males, details as for holotype, AM KS 87135; 22 males, details as for holotype, QVM 23: 25322; female, Tarraleah, DP 530160 (42 ° 18 ’ 24 ” S, 146 ° 25 ’ 47 ” E), v. 1952, V. V. Hickman, QVM 23: 25490. Other material examined: 100 males, 8 females and 9 juveniles. See Appendix for details.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8750FFB38626FEA3FC85AD2A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from other Atrophotergum spp. by its larger size and by the unique form of the gonopod.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8750FFB38626FEA3FC85AD2A.taxon	description	Description: As for genus. Male 12 – 14 mm long, 0.9 – 1.0 mm in maximum vertical diameter. In alcohol, body typically near­white in colour apart from reddish head and antennae, but at least one southeastern population is chestnut brown with paler paranota. As in A. silvaticum n. sp., dark patches are often visible near ozopores. Sternal processes are present on somite 6 (Fig. 1 F); these and the coxae of leg 6 are densely setose. A short, anteriorly curving process at the ventrodistal end of the coxa on leg 7 (Fig. 1 F). Gonopod telopodite (Fig. 8) not curved. Solenomerite a strap­like process with a roughened surface, curving laterally but not posteriorly from the anterodistal corner of the SF. PDC extending as a broad, tapering, blade­like process, curving slightly laterally but not posteriorly; PBC curving distally and laterally. TT bent slightly posteriorly, its tip barely extending past the base of the PDC process. Just lateral to the TT and arising and terminating at about the same levels on the telopodite is a stout, slightly flattened, laterally curving process not found in the other known Atrophotergum spp. MES a long, pointed process curving anterior to the LES, first laterally then posteriorly. LES very deeply folded, the anterior corner blunt, thickened, curved laterally over the central fold and only slightly distal to the posterior corner. Anterior sternal process on somite 17 (Fig. 4 B) a low eminence; the anterior portion of the posterior process a low knob, somewhat excavated posteriorly, the posterior portion a very short, finger­like structure directed ventrally.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8750FFB38626FEA3FC85AD2A.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat: A locally abundant species in leaf and woody litter in wet eucalypt forest, subalpine Nothofagus and eucalypt forest and woodland, over ca. 9000 km 2 in central and southern Tasmania, from near sea level in the far south of its range to at least 1260 m in the northwest corner of the Central Plateau (Fig. 12).	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8750FFB38626FEA3FC85AD2A.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Latin montanus, of mountains, adjective, for its abundance at higher elevations in Tasmania.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8750FFB38626FEA3FC85AD2A.taxon	discussion	Remarks: Body colouring excepted, this species varies very little across its range. Males from near sea level in the Melaleuca area are indistinguishable from males collected 200 km to the north, at 1100 m on Projection Bluff.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8751FFB58626FB31FC09A845.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Male, Sawpit Hill, Tasmania, EQ 342021 (41 ° 31 ’ 54 ” S, 147 ° 24 ’ 35 ” E), 480 m, 15. vi. 1995, R. Mesibov, QVM 23: 25492. Paratypes: 2 males, details as for holotype, AM KS 87136; 2 males, details as for holotype, QVM 23: 25443, 1 dissected; 7 males, Diamond Tier, DP 863320 (42 ° 09 ’ 49 ” S, 146 ° 50 ’ 02 ” E), 820 m, 16. vii. 2000, R. Mesibov & T. Moule, QVM 23: 25451, 1 dissected. Other material examined: 35 males. See Appendix for details.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8751FFB58626FB31FC09A845.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from other Atrophotergum spp. by the unique form of the gonopod and by the exceptional length of the most posterior sternal projection on somite 17.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8751FFB58626FB31FC09A845.taxon	description	Description: As for genus, but the pit on the underside of the somite 2 paranotum is shallower and less conspicuous than in the type species. Male 8 – 10 mm long, 0.7 – 0.8 mm in maximum vertical diameter. In alcohol, well­coloured specimens are light tan with reddish antennae and near­white paranotal margins. Gonopod telopodite (Fig. 9) not curved. Solenomerite stout, curving laterally but not posteriorly, divided near its tip into an anterior branch containing the terminus of the prostatic groove and a shorter, blunter branch arising posteromesally, with both branches having slightly roughened surfaces. PDC extending as a rod­like, bluntly pointed, distally directed process reaching to the level of the blunt, subterminal process on the solenomerite; near the base of the distally directed PDC process, a shorter, rod­like, bluntly pointed process directed laterally. SF basal to the PDC curving laterally and posteriorly, the PBC turning sharply distally and laterally. TT bent posteriorly but only slightly laterally, terminating just distal to the base of the PDC process. MES a single, stout, bluntly pointed process bent very slightly posteriorly but not laterally, terminating at the level of the solenomerite tip. LES deeply folded in a complex manner, the anterior corner slightly distal to the posterior corner. Anterior sternal process on somite 17 (Fig. 4 C) a short, blunt projection; the anterior portion of the posterior process a larger blunt projection anteriorly, somewhat excavated posteriorly; the posterior portion a long, finger­like structure directed ventrally and posteriorly and reaching well past the coxa of the last leg.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8751FFB58626FB31FC09A845.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat: In leaf and woody litter in wet and dry eucalypt forest over ca. 12 0 0 0 km 2 in eastern Tasmania (but absent from the northeast), from ca. 150 m to at least 820 m (Fig. 12).	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8751FFB58626FB31FC09A845.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Latin pastoralis, rural, adjective. This species has been found in remnants of native vegetation on farms within its range.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8751FFB58626FB31FC09A845.taxon	discussion	Remarks: The last sternal projections are visible as tiny, finger­like structures when the rear end of a male is examined at low magnification (e. g. 40 X).	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8757FFB68626FE03FD0BADB2.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Male, Old Chum Dam, Tasmania, EQ 880541 (41 ° 03 ’ 33 ” S, 148 ° 02 ’ 50 ” E), 100 m, 18. vii. 1989, P. Cale, QVM 23: 25387, pitfall 14.3. Paratypes: 2 males, Old Chum Dam, EQ 878553 (41 ° 02 ’ 55 ” S, 148 ° 02 ’ 41 ” E), 180 m, vi. 2000, R. Bashford, AM KS 87138, pitfall 12 / 2; 3 males, same details, QVM 23: 25423, 1 dissected; 2 males, Retreat, EQ 127474 (41 ° 07 ’ 28 ” S, 147 ° 09 ’ 04 ” E), 180 m, 6. vii. 1991, R. Mesibov, QVM 23: 25400. Other material examined: 67 males. See Appendix for details.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8757FFB68626FE03FD0BADB2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from other Atrophotergum spp. by the unique form of the gonopod, by the less well­defined somite 2 pit and by the absence of a ventrolateral swelling on antennomere 7 (see Remarks).	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8757FFB68626FE03FD0BADB2.taxon	description	Description: As for genus, but the somite 2 pit, rather than being a relatively deep hollow with a well­defined, rounded rim, is a shallow excavation almost touching the paranotal margin (Fig. 3 B). Males 7 – 8 mm long, 0.6 – 0.7 mm in maximum vertical diameter. In alcohol, most specimens are pale with reddish head and antennae, collum margins and posterior margins of metatergites. Gonopod telopodite (Fig. 10) gently curved posteriorly. Solenomerite a strap­like process curving laterally and posteriorly, divided at about half its length into an anterior branch containing the terminus of the prostatic groove and a shorter posterior branch; both branches have roughened surfaces. SF not extending posteriorly as far as in other Atrophotergum spp., its distal portion mesolaterally flattened and its basal portion dorsoventrally flattened. PDC projecting posteriorly and slightly laterally as a rod­like process with a short distal branch arising at a right angle at about one­third the length of the process; PBC curving distally. TT bent posteriorly and laterally, its tip reaching as far distally as the right­angled branch of the PDC process. MES more or less parallel to the long axis of the telopodite, mesolaterally flattened with a broad, smoothly notched tip. LES twisted so that its posterior corner is more mesal and basal than its anterior corner. Anterior sternal process on somite 17 (Fig. 4 E) a very low eminence, undetectable at low magnification; posterior process a low eminence anteriorly, posteriorly a very short, finger­like structure directed ventrally and slightly posteriorly.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8757FFB68626FE03FD0BADB2.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat: Locally abundant in leaf and woody litter in dry and wet eucalypt forest over at least 5 0 0 0 km 2 in northeast Tasmania, including Flinders Island in Bass Strait, from near sea level to ca. 800 m (Fig. 12). There is also one record of this species from Pinus radiata litter in a 35 year­old forest plantation near Warrentina.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8757FFB68626FE03FD0BADB2.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Latin sodalis, comrade, noun in apposition; for the ‘ Old Chum’ of the type locality.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8757FFB68626FE03FD0BADB2.taxon	discussion	Remarks: In the other five known Atrophotergum spp., there is a ventrolateral swelling on antennomere 7 (Fig. 1 B) which carries a number of short, stout sensilla. The sensilla are present in A. sodalis but not the swelling.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8754FFB78626FAB9FE52AFCE.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Male, Browns Creek, Tasmania, DQ 698408 (41 ° 11 ’ 00 ” S, 146 ° 38 ’ 23 ” E), 40 m, 26. vii. 1997, R. Mesibov, QVM 23: 25428. Paratypes: 1 male, Gum Scrub Creek, DQ 653268 (41 ° 18 ’ 33 ” S, 146 ° 35 ’ 07 ” E), 140 m, 2. ix. 1997, R. Mesibov, AM KS 87139 (formerly QVM 23: 25429); 1 male, Long Hill, DQ 589182 (41 ° 23 ’ 11 ” S, 146 ° 30 ’ 30 ” E), 260 m, 19. ix. 1997, R. Mesibov, QVM 23: 25431. Other material examined: 7 males. See Appendix for details.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8754FFB78626FAB9FE52AFCE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from other Atrophotergum spp. by its smaller size and by the unique form of the gonopod.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8754FFB78626FAB9FE52AFCE.taxon	description	Description: As for genus. Males 6 – 7 mm long, 0.4 – 0.5 mm in maximum vertical diameter. In alcohol, most specimens are pale with reddish antennae. Gonopod telopodite (Fig. 11) not curved. SF arising more basally on the telopodite than in other Atrophotergum spp. Solenomerite a strap­like process curving laterally but not posteriorly, divided into an anterior branch containing the terminus of the prostatic groove and a much shorter branch arising posteromesally; both branches with roughened surfaces. PDC bluntly projecting distally, with basally a short, flattened process projecting laterally; PBC curving laterally and distally. TT bent posteriorly but not laterally, its tip nearly reaching distally as far as the distal projection of the PDC. MES a narrow, pointed, rod­like process parallel to the long axis of the telopodite, terminating distally at a level between the LES corners. LES very deeply folded with the anterior corner lateral and slightly distal to the posterior corner. Anterior sternal process on somite 17 (Fig. 4 F) a low eminence, excavated ventrally and mesally; the anterior portion of the posterior sternal process a low ridge, excavated ventrally and mesally; the posterior portion of the posterior process a short, finger­like structure directed ventrally and posteriorly.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8754FFB78626FAB9FE52AFCE.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat: Known from eight localities over ca. 400 km 2 in north central Tasmania; in leaf and woody litter in dry and wet eucalypt forest from ca. 50 – 300 m (Fig. 12).	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
F92787AB8754FFB78626FAB9FE52AFCE.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Referring to the Wurra Wurra Hills, where the range of this species seems to be centered.	en	Mesibov, Robert (2004): A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157291
