56. Cryptops triserratus Attems, 190­3

Attems 1903a: 107–108 (as Cryptops triserratus n. sp.)

Type locality and specimens. Fundort [locality]: Valdivia [Chile] (MICHAELSEN coll.)

Dimensions. Länge ohne Analbeine [length without ultimate legs] 28 mm. Breite 2,5 mm [width 2.5 mm].

Type material. Holotype (ZMH-A0000676). CHILE: Valdivia [ca. 39°49’S, 73°14’W].

Type status. Attems only provided measurements for a single specimen and does not mention additional specimens. We agree with Weidner (1960: 68) who stated that the specimen at the ZMH was the holotype .

Preservation. 1 jar: Label 1. Cryptops triserratus Att. Typus Valdivia, Michaelsen L. 18.IV.1893; Label 2. 36. Valdivia. Coll. Michaelsen. 18.IV.93 (imprint).

Old type catalogue. Weidner (1960), p. 68, No. 44. Holotype.

Collection remarks. The specimens were collected by Wilhelm Michaelsen during his expedition to the southern tip of South America 1892–93.

Additional remarks. This species was listed in a checklist of Chilean centipedes with a complete list of literature references (Vega-Román & Ruiz 2018).

Current systematic position. Cryptops triserratus Attems, 1903 .