Otostigmus rugulosus

Lewis, John G. E., 2010, A revision of the rugulosus group of Otostigmus subgenus Otostigmus Porat, 1876 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae), Zootaxa 2579, pp. 1-29 : 16

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.197572
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5284071
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scientific name	Otostigmus rugulosus
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Otostigmus rugulosus View in CoL var. mertoni Ribaut, 1912

Otostigmus rugulosus View in CoL var. mertoni Ribaut, 1912: 283 . Papua New Guinea, Aru Islands, Wammer Island. Otostigmus ( O.) rugulosus View in CoL var. mertoni: Attems, 1930a: 144 .

Remarks. Ribaut (1912) distinguished this variety by 1) the tergites neither granular nor spined; 2) coxosternal teeth 3+3, the inner two less distinct than the outer; 3) a very weak median keel; 4) 19 antennomeres; 5) coxopleura with two lateral spines and 6) prefemoral spines of ultimate legs VL 3, VM 2+1, DM 2 and CS 1. These characters allow a possible identification as O. astenus , which makes more sense geographically, however, I have been unable to locate the specimen and as the details given are insufficient for a confident identification it is regarded as a nomen dubium.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Chilopoda
Order	Scolopendromorpha
Family	Scolopendridae
Genus	Otostigmus