The Chilopoda (Myriapoda) described by Aloïs Humbert, Henri de Saussure and Leo Zehntner Author Hollier, John Muséum d’histoire naturelle, C. P. 6434, CH- 1211 Genève 6, Switzerland. E-mail: john. hollier @ ville-ge. ch john.hollier@ville-ge.ch Author Stagl, Verena Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria. E-mail: verena. stagl @ nhm-wien. ac. at verena.stagl@nhm-wien.ac.at text Revue suisse de Zoologie 2016 123 2 227 233 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.155167 0035-418 155167 olmeca Humbert & Saussure, 1869: 157 [ Scolopendra ]. Mexico temperata et altior. Unspecified series. Saussure & Humbert (1872) gave a more detailed redescription, stating that they had more than one specimen and giving the localities Cuernavaca and Puebla . The MHNG collection contains six specimens in alcohol in two jars under the name Scolopendra olmeca . The first jar, containing five specimens, has “ Mexique ” written on two of the identification labels in it. These specimens are presumably syntypes . The second jar, containing one specimen , has the label “ Scolopendra olmeca Sss. ? ( Sss. det.) Mexico ” and this specimen cannot be considered a syntype because its identity was uncertain to one of the authors. A junior synonym of Scolopendra pomacea C. L. Koch, 1847