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Two new millipede species of the genus Riukiaria (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae) endemic to the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

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Korsós, Zoltán, Nakamura, Yasuyuki, Tanabe, Tsutomu (2011): Two new millipede species of the genus Riukiaria (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae) endemic to the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Zootaxa 2877: 55-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.277567

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