11. Geophilus madeirae Latzel, 1895

Latzel 1895: 115, 120 (as Geophilus madeirae n. sp.)

Type locality and specimens. Patria [Homeland]: Madeira insula, prope oppidum [near the town of] Funchal .

Dimensions. Pedum paria [leg pairs] (♀) 45. Longit. corp. [body length] 19 mm, lat. 0,8 mm [width 0.8 mm].

Type material. Holotype ♀ (ZMH-A0002217). PORTUGAL: Madeira Island, Funchal [ca. 32°39’N, 16°55’W]; microscope slide.

Preservation. 1 jar and 1 microscope slide. Jar label 1: Funchal (Madeira) März. 94. Kraepelin lg; Label 2. HOLOTYPE Geophilus madeirae Latzel, det. R. E. Crabill 10. V.60. Entire specimen placed on microscope slide, q. v. [Text on the back of the label as noted on the file card]: According to present opinion: madeirae Latz. is junior synonym of G. proximus C.L. Koch. R. Crabill, 10.5.60, Hamburg. Microscope slide label: Holotype, Geophilus madeirae Latzel, vidit: Crabill, 12. V.60. Hamburg, A. Minelli.

Old type catalogue. Weidner (1960), p. 62, No. 17. Holotype (microscope preparation).

Curatorial note. Note on file card: “Crabill stellte am 10.5.1960 von dem in Alkohol befindlichen Tier ein mikroskopisches Präparat her [Entire specimen mounted on microscope slide by R.E. Crabill on 10.5.1960]. A Minelli rev. Aug. 1986.”

Current systematic position. Geophilus madeirae Latzel, 1895 .