Oncopodura

Carl & Lebedinsky, 1905

Oncopodura is a of () in the , established by Carl & Lebedinsky in 1905. The genus contains multiple distributed across tropical and subtropical regions including Amazonia, the Andes, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. At least one species, O. moghanensis, has been described from subterranean cave in Iran. Species in this genus exhibit distinctive morphological features of the postantennal organ (PAO) and furca that serve as diagnostic characters.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Oncopodura: /ˌɒŋkoʊpəˈdjʊərə/

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Identification

Diagnostic features for Oncopodura include the structure of the postantennal organ (PAO) with multiple lobes subdivided into finger-like projections, the arrangement of feather-like macrosetae on the dens and manubrium of the furca, and mucro patterns. For O. moghanensis specifically: PAO with 6 long subequal lobes each subdivided into 3–6 fingers; dens bearing 7 feather-like macrosetae with distinctive hook arrangements at and parts; distal manubrium with long feather-like macrosetae reaching the middle of the dens; and mucro with 4 including a very sharp tooth plus 2 at the basal half.

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Habitat

include tropical and subtropical forest across multiple continents. At least one (O. moghanensis) has been documented from subterranean cave environments in carbonate rock formations.

Distribution

Documented from Amazonia, the Andean region, the Antilles and southern Florida, Caribbean mainland, and continental Southeast Asia. The O. moghanensis is known from Moghan Cave in Razavi Khorasan province, northeastern Iran, within the Kopet Dag mountain range.

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Taxonomic resources

An updated to world of Oncopodura was provided by Mehrafrooz Mayvan et al. (2024) in the description of O. moghanensis.