An annotated list of the millipede (Diplopoda) species described by Johann Carl Author Hollier, John Muséum d’histoire naturelle, C. P. 6434, CH- 1211 Genève 6, Switzerland. E-mail: john. hollier @ ville-ge. ch john.hollier@ville-ge.ch Author Stöckli, Eduard Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, CH- 4051 Basel, Switzerland. E-mail: eduard. stoeckli @ bs. ch eduard.stoeckli@bs.ch Author Wesener, Thomas Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity, Adenauerallee 160, D- 53113 Bonn, Germany. E-mail: T. Wesener @ leibniz-zfmk. de esener@leibniz-zfmk.de Author Mesibov, Robert West Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia 7315. E-mail: robert. mesibov @ gmail. com robert.mesibov@gmail.com Author Decker, Peter Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, Department of Soil Zoology, Am Museum 1, D- 02826 Görlitz, Germany. E-mail: peter. decker @ senckenberg. de peter.decker@senckenberg.de Author Sierwald, Petra Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA. E-mail: psierwald @ fmnh. org psierwald@fmnh.org text Revue suisse de Zoologie 2020 2020-06-04 127 1 183 240 http://dx.doi.org/10.35929/rsz.0015 journal article 10.35929/RSZ.0015 0035-418 5743454 biporus Carl, 1932: 500-503 , figs 131-139 [ Pagodesmus ]. Palnis: Vandaravu, 2350 m , Sholas, unter Holz, 10.IV ; Mariyanshola, 2300 m ; Kleine Shola ob[erhalb] Pumbarai, 1900 m , 29.II. , unter Holz. Travancore: Grosser Wald, im oberen Vattavadai-Tal, zwischen Palnis und Anaimalais, 1850 m , 10.IV. Unspecified number of ♂ , ♀ and juveniles. The MHNG collection contains some 40 specimens in alcohol in three vials. The first vial (MHNG- ARTO-14243) contains five specimens in a smaller vial and a data label with “Palnis, Mariyanshola” written on it. The second vial (MHNG-ARTO-14244) contains two specimens separated by a cotton wool plug, one with a data label with “Palnis, Pumbarai” written on it and the other with a data label with “Travancore, Vattavadai” written on it. The third vial (MHNG-ARTO-14245) contains some 30 specimens separated from a smaller vial by a cotton wool plug; the vial contains a pair of gonopods and other fragments. The data label has “Palnis, Vandaravu” written on it. These specimens are all syntypes . Pagodesmus biporus was designated the type species of the genus Pagodesmus Carl, 1932 in the original description. Pagodesmus biporus Carl, 1932 , Pyrgodesmidae