Scolopendra canidens africana Verhoeff, 1908

Thofern, Detlef, Dupérré, Nadine & Harms, Danilo, 2021, An annotated type catalogue of the centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg, Zootaxa 4977 (1), pp. 1-103 : 71

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120. Scolopendra canidens africana Verhoeff View in CoL , 1908

Verhoeff 1908: 273–274 (as Scolopendra canidens Newp. var. africana Verh. View in CoL )

Type locality and specimens. Djebel Gorseba bei Somja [ Libya], 16. Sept .

Dimensions. Ein Stück von 39 mm Länge [1 specimen, length 39 mm].

Type material. Holotype ( ZMH-A0000628 ). LIBYA: Somja, Djebel Gorseba ? [ca. 32°53’N, 13°11’E for Tripoli]. GoogleMaps

Preservation. 1 jar: Label 1. Djebel Gorbeka bei Sanja. 16. September 1906 Klapktocz; Label 2. Scolopendra canidens Newp. var. africana Verh. B. Klapstocz leg. 1906. Tripolitanien; Label 3. Scolopendra canidens [Hambg] var. africana Verh. (pencil); Label 4. “ Scolopendra canidens Newp. var. africana Verh. ” Tripolis, Djebel bei Sanja. 16.09. (imprint: Dr. B. Klaptocz leg. 1906. K.W. Berhoeff publ. 1908. Fr. Werner vend. 26.10.16.). Label 5. Scolopendra canidens canidens (imprint: det. M. Würmli, 1974).

Old type catalogue. Not listed .

Taxonomic remarks. Kraepelin (1903: 248) synonymized S. dalmatina var. africana Verhoeff and S. mediterrana var. africana Verhoeff with S. canidens but this was before this variety was published. Akkari et al. (2008: 80) reviewed S. canidens and its synonyms but the present taxon was not listed.

Collection remarks. The type locality is uncertain. That said, “ Djebel Gorseba bei Somja ” may refer to a place near the city of Tripoli, Libya. The specimens were collected by the Austrian zoologist Bruno Klaptocz (1882–1908) during his expedition to Tripoli and Barka 1906 .

Current systematic position. Scolopendra canidens africana Verhoeff, 1908 .