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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journal article
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10.5281/zenodo.214875
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214875
Megaphyllum mueggenburgi
(Verhoeff, 1901)
comb. n.
Brachyiulus (Cerabrachyiulus) müggenburgi
Verhoeff, 1901c
: 268
–269, Figs 24–26.
Chromatoiulus (Cerabrachyiulus) müggenburgi
:
Attems 1940
: 307
.
Chromatoiulus (Cerabrachyiulus) mueggenburgi
:
Strasser 1967
: 287
, Fig. 22; 1970: 249 and 251; 1974: 275–277 and 290, 296.
Chromatoiulus mueggenburgi
:
Ceuca 1992
: 425
.
Cerabrachyiulus mueggenburgi
:
Enghoff & Kime 2009
.
Material examined.
NMNH
:
Greece
: 1Ƥ, Karpathos Island, Arch. Michail,
800–1000m
,
4.V.1984
, leg. P. Beron, det. J.–
P. Mauriès 1984
.
Distribution in the Balkans.
Greece
: Karpathos Island (
type
locality), Kyriaki Peninsula at Pigadia; bay at Pigadia, Pilés, Kyriaki and Mili, between Diafani and Olymbos, between Pigadia and Aperi, between Spoa and Mertonas, Despotiko Islet; Kasos Island (
Strasser 1967
,
1970
,
1974
).
World distribution.
Endemic to the islands of Karpathos and Kasos,
Dodecanese
islands,
Greece
.
Remarks.
The only species of the unique subgenus
Cerabrachyiulus
Verhoeff, 1901
; the only known
Megaphyllum
from these islands. It is almost the most frequent species on Karpathos Island (
Strasser 1970
). In the database of Fauna Europea the subgenus
Cerabrachyiulus
is elevated to genus level (
Enghoff & Kime 2009
), but at the same time it is shown as a synonym of
Megaphyllum
. Until a genus revision is completed we suggest the combination
Megaphyllum mueggenburgi
.