Iulidesmus Silvestri, 1895

Bueno-Villegas, Julián, Sierwald, Petra & De Ascenção, Antonio A., 2019, Check list of the Venezuelan millipedes species, Zootaxa 4686 (2), pp. 151-201 : 173-174

Genus Iulidesmus Silvestri, 1895

Note: Hoffman 2012 (Zootaxa, 3204: 67), synonymized Mestosoma under Iulidesmus .

Iulidesmus acariguensis ( González-Sponga, 2004)

Neactoma [error pro Nearctoma ] acariguensis González-Sponga, 2004 . Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, 64(3–4): 10, plate 1, figs. 1–7; HT MALE, PT FEMALE (MIZA) (former MAGS- 887a and 887b).

Mestosoma acariguensis — De Ascenção & Bueno-Villegas 2013 . Munis Entomology and Zoology, 8(1): 446.

Distribution in Venezuela: “Ricardo Montilla” Biological Station near Acarigua, Páez Municipality, Portuguesa State.

Iulidesmus brionensis ( González-Sponga, 2004)

Neactoma [sic!] brionensis González-Sponga, 2004 . Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, 64(3–4): 12, plate 2, figs. 1–7; HT MALE, PT FEMALE (MIZA) (former MAGS-272a and 272b).

Mestosoma brionensis — De Ascenção & Bueno-Villegas 2013 . Munis Entomology and Zoology, 8(1): 446.

Distribution in Venezuela: Birongo, Brión Municipality, Miranda State.

Iulidesmus casimaranus ( González-Sponga, 2004)

Neactoma [sic!] casimiranus González-Sponga, 2004 . Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, 64(3–4): 14, plate 3, figs. 1–7; HT MALE, PT MALE (MIZA) (former MAGS-861a and 861b).

Mestosoma casimiranus — De Ascenção & Bueno-Villegas 2013 . Munis Entomology and Zoology, 8(1): 446.

Distribution in Venezuela: San Casimiro, San Casimiro Municipality, Aragua State.

Iulidesmus minaensis ( González-Sponga, 2004)

Neactoma [sic!] minaensis González-Sponga, 2004 . Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, 64(3–4): 14, plate 4, figs. 1–7; HT MALE, PT FEMALE (MIZA) (former MAGS-999a and 999b).

Mestosoma minaensis — De Ascenção & Bueno-Villegas 2013 . Munis Entomology and Zoology, 8(1): 446.

Distribution in Venezuela: Las Minas residential area, San Antonio de los Altos, Los Salias Municipality, Miranda State.

Iulidesmus mirandensis ( González-Sponga, 2004)

Neactoma [sic!] mirandensis González-Sponga, 2004 . Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, 64(3–4): 16, plate 5, figs. 1–7; HT MALE, PT FEMALE (MIZA) (former MAGS-83a and 83b).

Mestosoma mirandensis — De Ascenção & Bueno-Villegas 2013 . Munis Entomology and Zoology, 8(1): 446.

Distribution in Venezuela: Boca de Cuira, Acevedo Municipality, Miranda State.

Iulidesmus monaguensis ( González-Sponga, 2004)

Neactoma [sic!] monaguensis González-Sponga, 2004 . Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, 64(3–4): 18, plate 6, figs. 1–7; HT MALE, PT FEMALE (MIZA) (former MAGS-818a and 818b).

Mestosoma monaguensis — De Ascenção & Bueno-Villegas 2013 . Munis Entomology and Zoology, 8(1): 446.

Distribution in Venezuela: Caripe, Caripe Municipality, Monagas State.

Iulidesmus punctiaguda ( González-Sponga, 2004)

Neactoma [sic!] punctiaguda González-Sponga, 2004 . Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, 64(3–4): 21, Plate 7, figs. 1–7; HT MALE, PT FEMALE (MIZA) (former MAGS-199a and 199b).

Mestosoma punctiaguda — De Ascenção & Bueno-Villegas 2013 . Munis Entomology and Zoology, 8(1): 446. Distribution in Venezuela: Hacienda El Limón, road to Puerto Cruz, Vargas, Vargas State; Pico Dos Banderas, La Julia Pico Goering, El Ávila National Park, Sucre Municipality, Miranda State.

Iulidesmus ramosus ( González-Sponga, 2004)

Neactoma [sic!] ramosa González-Sponga, 2004 . Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, 64(3–4): 21, Plate 8, figs. 1–7; HT MALE, PT FEMALE (MIZA) (former MAGS-203a and 203b).

Mestosoma ramosa — De Ascenção & Bueno-Villegas 2013 . Munis Entomology and Zoology, 8(1): 446.

Distribution in Venezuela: Hacienda El Limón, road to Puerto Cruz, Vargas, Vargas State; Guatopo National Park, Acevedo Municipality, Miranda State.

Iulidesmus venezuelanus ( Verhoeff, 1938)

Habrodesmus venezuelanus Verhoeff, 1938 . Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.), 71(1/2): 13, figs. 13–15; ST (ZSM); ST FEMALE (ZMHB 7911).

Habrodesmus venezuelanus — Attems 1940 . Das Tierreich, 69: 543 (incompletely described species).

Mestosoma venezuelanum — Jeekel 1963 . Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas, 4(11): 38.

– venezuelanus — Moritz & Fischer 1978a . Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 54(1): 110, type specimen catalog, species names listed in alphabetical order.

Habrodesmus venezuelanus — Jeekel 2002 . Myriapod Memoranda, V: 45, fig. 3.

Iulidesmus venezuelanus — Hoffman 2012 . Zootaxa, 3204: 67.

Iulidesmus venezuelanus — Nguyen & Sierwald 2013 . CheckList, 9(6): 1196.

Nearctoma araguanum Chamberlin, 1952a . Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 45: 582–583, plate 7, fig. 46; HT MALE, PT FEMALE (FMNH 939), type imaged; synonymized by Jeekel 2002: Myriapod Memoranda, V: 45; see also Sierwald et al. 2005: Zootaxa 1005: 37; listed by Nguyen & Sierwald 2013; 1196 incorrectly as Nearctoma araguanus (lapsus calami).

Mestosoma araguanum — Jeekel 1963 . Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas, 4(11): 36.

Iulidesmus araguanus — Hoffman 2012 . Zootaxa, 3204: 67, listed without reference to previous synonymy by Jeekel 2002.

Distribution in Venezuela: Hacienda La Trinidad, near Maracay, Aragua State (ZSM: nine specimen records, Maracay, Aragua State (GBIF)).

Iulidesmus zeansis ( González-Sponga, 2004)

Neactoma [sic!] zeansis González-Sponga, 2004 . Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, 64(3–4): 23, Plate 9, figs. 1–7; HT MALE, PT FEMALE (MIZA) (former MAGS-1095a and 1095b).

Distribution in Venezuela: Finca Campo Alegre, Zea Municipality, Mérida State.