taxonID	type	description	language	source
03DE8A1D2672FFD2FE41FA07046FFC06.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 3, 8	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2672FFD2FE41FA07046FFC06.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype COLOMBIA • ♂; Santa Marta; only gonopods and legs found; ZMB 711; ZMB. Other material examined COLOMBIA • 1 ♂; Santa Marta, Hacienda La Victoria; [11 ° 07 ' 12.0 " N, 74 ° 04 ' 55.2 " W]; 1300 m a. s. l.; 10 Jul. 2015; CarBio Team leg.; ICN 1719; ICN • 2 ♂♂; Bolívar, San Jacinto, Finca El Amanecer Gaitano; [9 ° 51 ' 09.7 " N, 75 ° 10 ' 32.3 " W]; 314 m a. s. l; 12 Mar. 2017; L. Martínez leg.; ICN 3134; ICN.	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2672FFD2FE41FA07046FFC06.taxon	description	Redescription Male (ICN 1719) MEASUREMENTS. With 43 body rings plus telson. Total length 153 mm, maximum width of midbody body ring 13 mm. COLORATION (in 70 % alcohol) (Fig. 1). General coloration greenish brown. Head light brown with labrum yellowish. Antennae and legs light brown. Median part of collum greenish brown, margins light brown. Meso- and metazonites greenish, posterior margins brown. Anterior portion of prozonites light. Telson greenish brown. HEAD. Clypeus with two setiferous foveolae on each side. Eyes in rounded cluster in five rows of ommatidia, 6 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 (= 24), with excavated below eyes. Antennae short and slender, reaching back to body ring 3. Length of antennomeres: 1 <2> 3 = 4 = 5> 6. Terminal antennomere very rounded with numerous sensory cones covered by bristles. Mandibular stipes (ms) excavated. Incisura lateralis open. BODY RINGS. Collum (c) smooth. Ozopores starting at body ring 6. Scobinae concave, decreasing in size in posterior portion of body, disappearing in last rings. LEGS. Legs with tarsal pads (tp) from third pair, decreasing in size posteriorly. Coxae of leg pairs 3 – 5 of male expanded into large process. Coxae of leg pairs 3 – 5 with pointed conic lobe; in leg pairs 6 and 7 the process similar but decreasing in size (Fig. 1 C). TELSON. Epiproct (ep) very short, not extended over paraprocts (pr). Hypoproct subtriangular (Fig. 1 E). GONOPODS. Anterior gonopod wider than long, with sternite (st) tongue-shaped; coxite (cx) short and wide, with terminal edge almost transverse, the median corner elongated to sharp point shorter than sternite. Telopodite (tl) longer than coxite and sternite, with well-developed pointed lobe (lb) projected laterally (Figs 2 A – B, 3 A). Posterior gonopod with telopodite broad at base, distally narrowing with excavation on femoral base. External branch (eb) spoon-shaped, dorsally covered the solenomere (sl) as cupula. Solenomere (sl) bifurcated into two short lanceolate processes, but with one (in) shorter almost invisible (Figs 2 C – D, 3 B – C). Female Unknown.	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2672FFD2FE41FA07046FFC06.taxon	distribution	Distribution Know from Santa Marta and Bolivar, Colombia (Fig. 8).	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2672FFD6FD60FDFA054AFA59.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 2 AE 3 DF 63 - 8 A 24 - 4 CFA-B 4 B 5 - 6 FF 200 BDB 845	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2672FFD6FD60FDFA054AFA59.taxon	type_taxon	Type species Colombocricus tegua gen. et sp. nov., by present designation.	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2672FFD6FD60FDFA054AFA59.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Large spirobolidan, adults with 39 – 43 body rings plus telson, length 160 – 200 (♂) (Figs 1, 4, 5 A) or 150 – 185 mm (♀) (Fig. 5 B – C), width 13 – 17 (♂) or 20 mm (♀), with scobinae and tarsal pads (Fig. 1 C). The genus differs from other rhinocricids mainly in the male gonopods features: the coxite (cx) of the anterior gonopods is short and wide with the terminal edge almost transverse, the median corner elongated to a sharp point shorter than the sternite (st); the telopodite of the posterior gonopod is long, with an external branch (eb) spoon-shaped with an excavation on the femoral process and a solenomere (sl) bifurcated in two lanceolate processes (Figs 2 – 3, 6 – 7).	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2672FFD6FD60FDFA054AFA59.taxon	etymology	Etymology The generic name is the union of ‘ Columbus’, a general word in reference to ‘ Colombia’, to which both species of the genus are restricted, and ‘ - cricus’, a combining element frequently used in the formation of generic names of this family.	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2672FFD6FD60FDFA054AFA59.taxon	distribution	Distribution Only known from Colombia (Fig. 8).	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2676FFDFFDD8FBD204BBFE26.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 865736 AF-C 23 D- 48 AD-A 5 F 7 - E 40333 F 3558 F Figs 4 – 8	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2676FFDFFDD8FBD204BBFE26.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Colombocricus tegua gen. et sp. nov. resembles Colombocricus fundipudens (Karsh, 1881) gen. et comb. nov. in the following characters: the shape of the anterior gonopod is wider than long, and the coxite (cx) is shorter than the sternite (Figs 2 A, 6 A). The telopodite (tl) is longer than the coxite (cx) and sternite (st), in posterior view with a well-developed subtriangular lobe (lb) (Figs 2 A – B, 6 A – B) projecting laterally (Figs 2 B, 6 B). The telopodite of the posterior gonopod is long with the external branch (eb) spoon-shaped, with a long excavation on the femoral process of the telopodite (Figs 2 C – D, 6 C). The solenomere (sl) is bifurcated into two lanceolate processes (Figs 2 C – D, 6 C – E). It differs by some parts of the anterior gonopods, the sternite (st) is subtriangular and has paramedian excavations in the basal portion and the coxite with a distal edge is almost transverse, forming a salience (Figs 6 A, 7 B). The solenomere (sl) of the posterior gonopod with inner (in) process is shorter than the external branch, while the external process (ex) is longer (Figs 6 C – E, 7 A).	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2676FFDFFDD8FBD204BBFE26.taxon	etymology	Etymology The new species is named in honor of the indigenous community ‘ Tegua’, who inhabited the species type locality before colonization.	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2676FFDFFDD8FBD204BBFE26.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype COLOMBIA • ♂; Boyacá, Santa María, Pedra Campana close to the border with San Luis de Gaceno; [4 ° 50 ′ 39 ′′ N, 73 ° 13 ′ 25 ′′ W]; 490 m a. s. l.; 14 May 2009; E. Flórez and D. Luna leg.; ICN 800; ICN. Paratypes COLOMBIA • 1 ♀; Boyacá, Santa María, Sector Cachipay bajo; [4 ° 52 ' 38.6 " N, 73 ° 14 ' 07.8 " W]; 719 m a. s. l.; 10 – 21 Apr. 2023; D. Cabellero and M. Camargo leg.; ICN 2889; ICN • 1 ♂; Cundinamarca, Medina, Vereda Choapal; [4 ° 35 ' 20.5 " N, 73 ° 23 ' 13.4 " W]; 770 m a. s. l.; 7 May 2019; C. Sarmiento and UNAL Students Team leg.; ICN 2205; ICN. Other material examined COLOMBIA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Cundinamarca, Medina, Vereda Chaopal; [4 ° 23 ' 37.3 " N, 73 ° 17 ' 55.9 " W]; 400 m a. s. l.; 9 May 2019; C. Sarmiento and UNAL Students Team leg.; ICN 2165; ICN.	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2676FFDFFDD8FBD204BBFE26.taxon	description	Description Male MEASUREMENTS. holotype with 40 body rings plus telson. Total length 190 mm, maximum width of midbody body ring 17 mm. COLORATION (in 70 % alcohol) (Fig. 4). General coloration reddish brown. Head and labrum reddish brown. Antennae and legs reddish. Median part of collum reddish, margins reddish brown. Meso- and metazonites reddish brown. Anterior portion of prozonites light red. Telson reddish brown. HEAD. Clypeus with two setiferous foveolae on each side. Eyes in a rounded cluster in five rows of ommatidia, 6 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 2 (= 22). Antennae short and slender, reaching back to body ring 3. Length of antennomeres: 1 <2 = 3> 4 = 5> 6. Terminal antennomere very rounded, with numerous sensory cones covered by bristles. Mandibular stipes (ms) (Fig 4 C) excavated. Incisura lateralis open. BODY RINGS. Collum (c) (Fig 4 B) smooth. Ozopores starting at body ring 6. Scobinae concave, decreasing in size in the posterior portion of the body, disappearing in the last rings. LEGS. Legs with tarsal pads (tp) (Fig 4 D) from third pair, decreasing in size posteriorly. Coxae of leg pairs 3 – 5 expanded into a short pointed conical process. TELSON. Epiproct (ep) very short, not extended over paraprocts (pr) (Fig 4 E). Hypoproct subtriangular. GONOPODS (Figs 6 – 7). Anterior gonopod wider than long, sternite (st) subtriangular, with paramedian excavations in the basal portion, coxite (cx) short and wide, with distal edge almost transverse, forming salience, medially protruding in triangular projection, shorter than sternite. Telopodite (tl) longer than coxite and sternite, with well-developed subtriangular lobe (lb) projected laterally (Figs 6 A – B, 7 B). Posterior gonopod with telopodite broad at base, distally narrowing with excavation on femoral base. External branch (eb) spoon-shaped. Solenomere (sl) bifurcated into two lanceolate processes, inner process (in) shorter than external branch (eb), while external process (ex) is longer than external branch (Figs 6 C – D, 7 A). Female General coloration reddish brown lighter than that of male (Fig. 5 B – C), with 40 body rings plus telson. Total length 150 mm.	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
03DE8A1D2676FFDFFDD8FBD204BBFE26.taxon	distribution	Distribution Known from Boyacá and Cundinamarca, Colombia (Fig. 8).	en	Rodrigues, Patrícia Elesbão Silva, Martínez-Torres, Daniela, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2025): Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3015/13581
