Megaphyllum carniolense (Verhoeff, 1897)

Figs 7a–g

Brachyiulus carniolensis Verhoeff, 1897: Verhoeff 1897b: 113–114, no figures. Brachyiulus austriacus carniolensis: Verhoeff 1896 a: Fig. 30.

Brachyiulus carniolensis: Verhoeff 1929: 618, Fig. 20.

Brachyiulus carniolensis monticola: Verhoeff 1929: 618 –619, Fig. 21. Brachyiulus (Chromatoiulus) monticola Verhoeff, 1898: 155 –156, Fig. 24. Brachyiulus (Chromatoiulus) monticola: Verhoeff 1899b: 748, 763. Chromatoiulus monticola: Attems 1927: 234 –235, Figs 313–314. Chromatoiulus (Chromatoiulus) monticola: Attems 1940: 306 .

Chromatoiulus carniolensis: Strasser 1966a: 210 .

Megaphyllum monticola: Enghoff & Kime 2009 .

Megaphyllum carniolense: Enghoff & Kime 2009; Lazányi et al. 2012: 10–12, 41.

Material examined. Croatia: 1♀, Kroatien, Br. carniolensis monticolus det. Verhoeff (HNHM). Montenegro: 1♂, Sljeme (Durmitor), ex. coll. Strasser (966/4) (NHMG).

Distribution. Albania (Attems 1929); Bosnia and Hercegovina (Attems 1929); Croatia (Strasser 1965); Montenegro (Makarov et al. 2004); Slovenia: (Strasser 1966a).

Diagnosis. Differs from the other members of the species group by the long, slender posterior process (pp) reaching above the solenomere (Figs 7a–b, 7d), together with the strongly tapering promere (Fig. 7c).

Opisthomere (Figs 7a–b, 7d): posterior solenomere process (psp) thin, bent and wavy, mostly longer but on the whole not exceeding in height the anterior process (asp). Most individuals with a very small posterior apical hump (ph).

Both sexes are dark brown or grey, with a very thin median black line; metazona are usually brighter. Body length and height: males: 28.7–41mm (43–44mm according to Verhoeff 1897), 2.1–2.6mm; females: 36.2– 36.9mm, 3.1mm.

Remarks. Except for the Julian Alps, this species lives only in the Balkan Peninsula. The apex of promere has two forms, the two variants were treated under different species names: M. monticola and M. carniolense . Their synonymy has been discussed for a long time, and was recently confirmed by Lazányi et al. (2012).