''Amplinus bituberculosus'' is a species of
millipede in the family
Aphelidesmidae
Aphelidesmidae is a family of polydesmidan millipede
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived ...
that is endemic to
San Vito,
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
, where it was found on 17–18 April 1972.
Description
The males of the species are long and wide, while females are of the same length but in width. The colour is a bit different from ''
A. magnus''. The head have a deep median sulcus, which is sharply impressed and is extended between
antennae and almost next to the posterior edge of the vertex. The vertex is swelled in front and is large. Their
clypeus have 4 macro
seta
In biology, setae (singular seta ; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms.
Animal setae
Protostomes
Annelid setae are stiff bristles present on the body. Th ...
e, which are equidistant across the middle. The surface of the first segment is almost smooth and have dorsum of segments that are coriaceus and shining at the end of the body. The metazonites ventral surface is conic and
tuberculate at the same time, and is located next to the keels, or rather to the posterior base which is next to it. Tubercles are continued throughout the surface and are advancing into the posterior margin. Segment 17
sternum is adjacent to the whole coxa which is elevated. The ridge is elongated and ends on anterior sterna, which have a rounded tubercle. The last segments sides are parallel and end up with a rounded and acute
apex. The
gonopods have a bent mesad branch, which goes over the opposite branch. The opening of the gonopod have a posterior with raised rim that ends into an angular and sometimes rounded shoulder.
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References
Polydesmida
Animals described in 1974
Endemic fauna of Costa Rica
Millipedes of North America
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