Lankadesmus cognatus ( Humbert, 1865 )

John Hollier, Edmund Schiller & Nesrine Akkari, 2017, An annotated list of the Diplopoda described by Aloïs Humbert alone and with Henri de Saussure, and the Diplopoda from Saussure’s Mexico expedition, Revue suisse de Zoologie 124 (2), pp. 203-224 : 208

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.893503
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5999363
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scientific name	Lankadesmus cognatus ( Humbert, 1865 )
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cognatus Humbert, 1865: 22 View in CoL -23, pl. 2, fig. 6 [ Polydesmus View in CoL ].

Peradenia près Kandy; Pundel-Oya Valley. Unspecified series.

Carl (1932) illustrated the antenna and gonopod but stated that he could not find Humbert’s type. The MHNG collection contains the dissected parts studied by Carl in alcohol under the name Lankadesmus cognatus . The type material is apparently lost.

Lankadesmus cognatus ( Humbert, 1865) View in CoL