Obelostreptus Millipede Genus Review with New Species from Kenya

Four species of the east African millipede genus Obelostreptus are revised, including the new species O. bilamellatus from Kenya. The dataset contains digitized taxonomic treatments from the original journal article by Mwabvu and VandenSpiegel published in 2015. It provides an identification key based on male gonopod structure and reclassifies the genus within the Spirostreptidae family.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic classification of millipede species based on morphological descriptions.
• Phylogenetic analysis of the Spirostreptidae family using the revised genus placement.
• Creating species identification keys based on male gonopod structure as presented in the dataset.
• Studying the geographic distribution of Obelostreptus species in east Africa.

Strengths

• Provides a formal taxonomic revision of a genus, including a new species description.
• Includes an identification key for species differentiation based on specific anatomical structures.
• Digitized from a peer-reviewed journal article with a clear DOI (10.5733/afin.056.0106).

Limitations

• Row count and data file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the article text.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Digitized treatments from the journal article 'African Invertebrates 56(1): 51' via Plazi.

Collection Method

Digitization of a published taxonomic monograph.

Geography

East Africa, with specific mention of Kenya.