Trans-segmental serial colour patterns in millipedes and their developmental interpretation (Diplopoda)

Trans-segmental serial colour patterns, i.e., colour patterns consisting of repeated elements, each of which covers several diplosegments / body rings, are described from several millipede taxa: Centrobolus vastus (Attems, 1934) var. sexfasciatus Lawrence, 1967 (Spirobolida: Pachybolidae), Sagmatostreptus strongylopygus (Attems, 1950) (Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), and several groups of the order Platydesmida. The occurrence of similar...