The millipede genus Megaphyllum Verhoeff, 1894 in the Balkan Peninsula, with description of new species (Myriapoda: Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae)
Author
Lazányi, Eszter
Author
Vagalinski, Boyan
Author
Korsós, Zoltán
text
Zootaxa
2012
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47
journal article
45270
10.5281/zenodo.214875
6bae682e-cbd9-4e6a-a4af-e6c1fda188fb
1175-5326
214875
Megaphyllum cephalonicum
(
Strasser, 1974
)
Chromatoiulus cephalonicus
Strasser, 1974
: 270
–272 and 290, 292, Figs 61–63.
Chromatoiulus cephalonicus
:
Ceuca 1992
: 425
.
Megaphyllum cephalonicum
:
Enghoff & Kime 2009
.
Distribution in the Balkans.
Greece
: Cephalonia Island: Sami, road to Argostoli (
type
locality) (
Strasser 1974
).
World distribution.
Endemic to the island of Cephalonia,
Greece
.
Remarks.
Described on the basis of one male, never found since the original description. Although obviously different, it is remarkably similar to
M. leucadium
, from the neighbouring island, Lefkada, and
M. recticauda
from Corfu Island.