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
3228
1
47
journal article
45270
10.5281/zenodo.214875
6bae682e-cbd9-4e6a-a4af-e6c1fda188fb
1175-5326
214875
Megaphyllum rubidicolle
(Verhoeff, 1901)
Brachyiulus (Chromatioulus) rubidicollis
Verhoeff, 1901c
: 266
.
Chromatoiulus rubidicollis
:
Attems 1927
: 217
;
Strasser 1974
: 290
; 1976: 616;
Ceuca 1992
: 425
.
Megaphyllum rubidicolle:
Enghoff & Kime 2009
.
Material examined.
MNB
:
ZMB
2505:
1 juv.
3, 1 Ƥ,
2 juv.
ƤƤ,
Syntypen
, in Alkohol übergeführt [put into ethanol] 1972, Veluchi, Thessalien,
30. 5. 1900
, leg. Apfelbeck.
Distribution in the Balkans.
Greece
: Epirus: „Veluchi”, now called Tymphetos,
2315m
(
type
locality) (
Verhoeff 1901c
).
World distribution.
Endemic to Epirus,
Greece
.
Remarks.
This dubious species was erected based on females and juvenile males having special colouration of the collum and the following few body rings, but was never found again. Unfortunately, the colour of the MNB
type
material has faded during the last century. The status of this species must remain unclear until new material is collected.