Description of nine new centipede species from Amazonia and related matters on Neotropical geophilomorphs (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha)

Abstract

Nine new species of geophilomorph centipedes, all from Amazonian sites, are described: one species belongs to Ballophilidae (Ityphilux demordisi n.sp.), three to Geophilidae (Rihanna (Sehizoribautia) diffilliis n.sp., R. (R.) durátix n. sp. R. (R.) proxima n.spj. and five io Schcndylidae {Peilimunffins dufaiis n.sp). The o' allotype of Ityphilus crabiili PEREIRA, MINELLI & BARBIERI. 1994 is designated and described. Descriptive data and or taxonomic comments are given for several Neotropical species of the genus Ribalda-. R. ISt liizoribautiaj montana KRAUS. 1954 is regarded as a good species and redescribed from type material. R. (S.) seydi RIBAUT, 1923. R. (S.) peruana VERHOEFF, 1941 and R. (S.) titicacae TURK, 1955 are regarded here as distinct species. Ribaulia silvana KRAUS, 1954 is placed in the subgenus Ribaulia (Schiwibautia) and the o' holotype is described.