Millipedes of Australia

Chordeumatida: Metopidiotrichidae:
Neocambrisoma spp.

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Neocambrisoma cacchinus Shear & Mesibov, 1997
  Neocambrisoma cacchinus Shear & Mesibov 1997: 157 (in species key),
    159 (first description),
    figs. 40-45, p. 162; fig. 82 (map), p. 176.

Holotype. Male.
Locality. Laughing Jack Lagoon, Tas, DP418290, 870 m.
Collector, date. R. Mesibov, 1 May 1992.
Other data. Plot 41 (not plot 42 as in Shear & Mesibov 1997: 159).
Deposited. QVMAG; QVM 23:6608.
Paratypes. As labelled by W. Shear or listed in Shear & Mesibov (1997: 159), all in QVMAG: 1 female or juvenile, Tarraleah, Tas, DP474166, 710 m, plot 11, R. Mesibov, 18 April 1992, QVM 23:6618; 1 female or juvenile, Laughing Jack Lagoon, Tas, DP419289, 910 m, plot 15, R. Mesibov, 19 April 1992, QVM 23:6619; 1 female or juvenile, same details as QVM 23:6619 but plot 16, QVM 23:6620; 1 male, Laughing Jack Lagoon, Tas, DP419288, 920 m, plot 21, R. Mesibov, 20 April 1992, QVM 23:6603; 2 males, 1 female or juvenile, Laughing Jack Lagoon, Tas, DP424292, 880 m, plot 23, R. Mesibov, 21 April 1992, QVM 23:6609; 1 female or juvenile, Tarraleah, Tas, DP473165, 710 m, plot 27, R. Mesibov, 22 April 1992, QVM 23:6613; 1 male, 3 females or juveniles, Laughing Jack Lagoon, Tas, DP420287, 950 m, plot 37, R. Mesibov, 30 April 1992, QVM 23:6604; 2 males, same details as QVM 23:6604 but plot 40, QVM 23:6586; 1 male, details as for holotype but plot 42, QVM 23:6601; 1 male, details as for holotype, QVM 23:40213; 3 males, details as for holotype but DP419288, 920 m, plot 44, QVM 23:6593; 2 males, Tarraleah, Tas, DP471194, 750 m, plot 47, R. Mesibov, 2 May 1992, QVM 23:6606; 1 male, same details as QVM 23:6606 but plot 48, QVM 23:6607; 1 female or juvenile, Tarraleah, Tas, DP473197, 780 m, plot 63, R. Mesibov, 5 May 1992, QVM 23:6598; 1 female or juvenile, same details as QVM 23:6598 but plot 64, QVM 23:6588; 1 male, 1 female or juvenile, Laughing Jack Lagoon, Tas, DP421290, 900 m, plot 70, R. Mesibov, 7 May 1992, QVM 23:6596; 1 male, 2 females or juveniles, Tarraleah, Tas, DP475197, 750 m, plot 78, R. Mesibov, 9 May 1992, QVM 23:6602.
Other records. Elsewhere in Tas (QVMAG specimens).
Note. For Neocambrisoma cacchinus images and distribution map, go to the Neocambrisoma page on the Tasmanian Multipedes website.

Neocambrisoma fieldensis Shear & Mesibov, 1997
  Neocambrisoma fieldensis Shear & Mesibov 1997: 157 (in species key),
    159 (first description),
    figs. 35-39, p. 160; fig. 82 (map), p. 176.

Holotype. Male.
Locality. Mt Field, Tas, DN695746, 980 m.
Collector, date. H. Mitchell, 25 August 1989.
Other data. National Rainforest Conservation Program site; in leaf litter.
Deposited. QVMAG; QVM 23:40236.
Note. For Neocambrisoma fieldensis images and distribution map, go to the Neocambrisoma page on the Tasmanian Multipedes website.

Neocambrisoma raveni Mauriès, 1987
  Neocambrisoma raveni Mauriès 1987: 120 (first description),
    table 5, p. 121,
    figs. 26, 27, p. 120; figs. 28-32, p. 122; figs. 33-37, p. 124.
  Neocambrisoma raveni Shear & Mesibov 1997: 161. (Listed as Neocambrisoma species.)
  Neocambrisoma raveni Shelley et al. 2000: 74. (In genus catalogue as type of Neocambrisoma.)

Holotype. Male.
Locality. Bruxner Forest Park, Coffs Harbour, NSW.
Collector, date. R.J. Raven, 12 November 1980.
Deposited. QM; QM S.1479.
Paratypes. In MNHN: 1 male, 1 female, 1 juvenile, DB 33.
  In QM: 3 males, 8 females, 2 juveniles, details as for holotype; QM S.1480.