Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Martynov, Alexander V., Petrenko, Nina A., Korzhova, Tetiana O. & Balashov, Igor A., 2021, Rediscovery of the Lohmander’s collection of Diplopoda from Ukraine, Ecologica Montenegrina 44, pp. 19-25 : 24

26. Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)

27.? Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1883 [as Polydesmus coriaceus Porat ]

Remarks: The collection of Lohmander contains specimens identified as Polydesmus coriaceus Porat, 1870 (2 samples collected in 1928). By the time when Lohmander worked with the collection in NMNH NASU (1927 and later), only a part of known now subspecies and varieties of P. coriaceus was already described; also, Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1883 , presently considered as a variety of P. cariaceus was described later, a part of subspecies and varieties of P. coriaceus were recognized as junior synonyms of Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1883 ( Sierwald & Spelda 2018). Chornyi & Golovatch (1993) listed P. inconstans for plain area of Ukraine, while P. coriaceus was absent in their list. Thus, it is necessary to check the current taxonomical position of Polydesmus coriaceus Porat, 1870 sensu Lohmander.