A further contribution to the knowledge of Pectiniunguis minutus (Demange, 1968), a little known dwarf schendylid centipede from western equatorial Africa (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha)

Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia

Volumn 51, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 307-323

  Pereira, Luis Alberto ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chilopoda; Geophilomorpha; Pectiniunguis; Schendylidae; Taxonomy; Western equatorial Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILOPODA; GEOPHILOMORPHA; PECTINIUNGUIS; PEREIRA; SCHENDYLIDAE;

EID: 80054011654     PISSN: 00311049     EISSN: 18070205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0031-10492011002000001     Document Type: Article

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