Kophosphaera mammifera Attems, 1936

Wesener, Thomas, 2015, The Giant Pill-Millipedes of Nepal (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Zephroniidae) *, Zootaxa 3964 (3), pp. 301-320 : 311-312

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.3.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:88702846-1180-400A-B7DB-4154ACD4EC49
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6100363
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EC3687B4-5817-FF85-FF3D-FF75FACF0DE0
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Kophosphaera mammifera Attems, 1936
status	stat. nov.

Treatment

Kophosphaera mammifera Attems, 1936 , new status

Kophosphaera excavata , ssp. mammifera Attems, 1936: 188 (first description) Kophosphaera excavata , ssp. mammifera — Jeekel 2001: 16 (list).

Habitat. India: Sureil, Darjeeling distr., Eastern Himalayas; Khasi Hills, Assam.

Deposited. NHMW 100/188 (Stagl & Schiller, in prep.).

Remarks.The first description with illustrations ( Attems 1936: 18) clearly shows and describes characters quite distinct from K. excavata , which warrants full species status of this former subspecies. The descriptions of the anterior and posterior telopods ( Attems 1936: 18) display characters unusual for Kophosphaera . A restudy of the type specimens of this species is necessary to clarify its generic status. Such a restudy is beyond the scope of the present study.

Distribution. This species was described from Sureil in Darjeeling, India, near the border to Nepal.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Diplopoda
Order	Sphaerotheriida
Family	Zephronidae
Genus	Kophosphaera