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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1
47
journal article
45270
10.5281/zenodo.214875
6bae682e-cbd9-4e6a-a4af-e6c1fda188fb
1175-5326
214875
Megaphyllum karschi
(Verhoeff, 1901)
Brachyiulus (Chromatoiulus) karschi
Verhoeff, 1901c
: 267
,
Figs 20–21
.
Chromatoiulus karschi
:
Attems 1927
: 223
;
Strasser 1974
: 273
;
Ceuca 1992
: 425
.
Chromatoiulus karschii
:
Attems 1929a
: 331
.
Chromatoiulus (Phauloiulus) karschi
:
Attems 1940
: 307
; 1959: 305;
Täbäcaru 1982
: 17
.
Megaphyllum karschi
:
Mauriès
et al.
1997
: 277
;
Enghoff & Kime 2009
.
Material examined.
NMNH
:
Albania
: 13, Vlorё District near Dukati
450m
, leaf litter,
11.05.1995
, leg. S. Golovatch, P. Stoev & P. Beron, det. J–P. Mauriès, S. Golovatch & P. Stoev, 1996.
Distribution in the Balkans.
Albania
: Vlorё District, Aulona (
type
locality) and near Dukati (
Mauriès
et al.
1997
).
World distribution.
Endemic to
Albania
.
Remarks.
This is a rare species. The original description was based on only
2 males
,
2 females
, and
2 juveniles
(
Verhoeff 1901c
). In spite of a thorough collecting trip in
Albania
, it has been found only once since its original description,
2 males
from the topotypic location, at
450m
a.s.l. (
Mauriès
et al.
1997
).