Typhloiulus seewaldi (Strasser, 1967)

Alpityphlus seewaldi Strasser, 1967 Typhloiulus seewaldi: Fritsch 1998

Distribution. Austria: cave Hollerloch in Untersberg massif (type locality!), Obere Brangrabenhöhle (Fritsch, 1998).

Remarks. This species was originally described in a monotypic genus— Alpityphlus Strasser, 1967 . Fritsch (1998) synonymized Alpityphlus with Typhloiulus, but without stating any reasons for the proposed synonymy. Considering that Strasser’s description includes several diagnostic differences between Alpityphlus and Typhloiulus, T. seewaldi might indeed deserve treatment under a separate genus.