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
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1175-5326
214875
Megaphyllum glossulifer
(
Schubart, 1934
)
Chromatoiulus glossulifer
Schubart, 1934
: 45
–46,
Fig. 11
.
Chromatoiulus (Phauloiulus) glossulifer
:
Attems 1940
: 307
.
Chromatoiulus glossulifer
:
Strasser 1966b
: 330
, 381; 1973: 443, 459–460;
Ceuca 1992
: 425
.
Megaphyllum glossulifer
:
Beron 1999
: 15
; Deltshev
et al.
2000a: appendix 4, p. 10, appendix 5, p. 3, appendix 6, p. 2.; 2000b: appendix 4, p. 9, appendix 5, p. 3, appendix 6, p. 5.;
Vagalinski & Stoev 2007
: 49
;
Enghoff & Kime 2009
.
Material examined.
NMNH
:
Bulgaria
: 333, 6ƤƤ,
5 juv.
, Stara Planina Mts., Ribaritsa region, Vezhen Hut, spruce forest, under bark and stones,
1630m
, 0 1.08.1995, leg. P. Stoev, det. P. Stoev; 233, 5ƤƤ,
1 juv.
, Pamporovo ski resort,
12 km
N Smolyan,
1850 m
a.s.l., fir forest, under bark, leg. P. Beron,
24.07.1991
, det. BV.
Distribution in the Balkans.
Bulgaria
: Stara Planina Mts., Central Balkan National Park; Rila Mts., Musala Hut (
type
locality), Granchar Peak, Rila National Park (
Vagalinski & Stoev 2007
).
World distribution.
Known only from
Bulgaria
, from the higher parts of Rila and Stara Planina Mts.
Remarks.
Not a strictly alpine species but occupying subalpine and alpine habitats, known only from the highest parts of Rila, Stara Planina and Rhodopi Mts. (
Beron 1999
). However, individuals from these three areas show no differences either in their morphology or in gonopod details.