Uwagi o niezwykłej strukturze przetchlinek i odnóży Pandirodesmus disparipes Silvestri, 1932 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae) i jej możliwych konsekwencjach dla stylu życia krocionoga

S. 97-108 : il. ; 24 cm

Bibliogr. p. 107

Pandirodesmus disparipes SILVESTRI, 1932, a remarkable diplopod from Guyana taken from an unknown habitat, was restudied from type material. Based on some rare traits (erect metatergal spines; swollen distal parts of most tibiae plus the basal parts of the tarsi; apical part of most tarsi with numer-ous long but stiff setae instead of a claw) and unique (extruding tubiform spiracles; extremely long legs, with the posterior pair per segment being considerably longer than the anterior one; legs and sternites beset with ramose, tree-like setae) as well as some circumstantial evidence derived from fossils and a few Recent taxa, the mode of life and the environment in this species are presumed as climbing on humid vegetation and/or swimming/gliding on the water surface in floodplains or savannahs,by all means in very close if not direct contact with water.

P. 97-108 : ill. ; 24 cm

Abstarct in Polish. Taxa in Latin.

Streszcz. pol. Nazwy taksonów również łac.

Bibliogr. s. 107