First record of the family Colinauropodidae (Myriapoda, Pauropoda) in China, with the description of three new species

Abstract

<jats:p>The pauropod family Colinauropodidae Scheller, 1985 is recorded from China for the first time. Three new species of the genus <jats:italic>Colinauropus</jats:italic> Remy, 1956 are described: <jats:italic>Colinauropus chinensis</jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.</jats:bold> and <jats:italic>C. chongzhoui</jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.</jats:bold> from Jiangsu Province, and <jats:italic>C. foliosus</jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.</jats:bold> from Sichuan Province. They can be easily separated from similar species by the number and the shape of sclerotized plates on the tergites, setae on the body and the anal plate. A key for all species of the genus is provided.</jats:p>