Allothereua simplex (Haase, 1887)

Scutigera simplex Haase, 1887: 26, Taf. 1, 29.

Type localities: Australia: Sydney (holotype), Adelaide (paratype).

Type: female, holotype, No 14455, ZMH; paratype in Göttingen Museum?

Material examined: 5 ad. MM, subad. F, Australia, Victoria (Coll. François) H. Brölemann det.

General distributiuon: Australia.

Remarks: The taxonomic status of this species is still uncertain. Both Pocock (1901) and Chamberlin (1920) considered it as identical with the common Australian species Allothereua maculata (Newport, 1844), though the synonymy has never been established formally. Only a re­examination of the type together with a study of additional material from Australia will resolve this question.