Megaphyllum

Lazányi, Eszter, Vagalinski, Boyan & Korsós, Zoltán, 2012, The millipede genus Megaphyllum Verhoeff, 1894 in the Balkan Peninsula, with description of new species (Myriapoda: Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae), Zootaxa 3228, pp. 1-47 : 37-39

Megaphyllum species inquirenda

Figs 84–86

Material examined. NHMW: Specimen no. 23–50–89, 28.5.73 [28.May.1973] Andros, Ägäis, Slenies (3120), Gonop. U [and]. S [segment, i.e. body ring].7.; Specimen no.: 23–50–89, 28.5.73 [28.May.1973] Andros, Ägäis, Slenies (3120), A. [antenna], Gn. [gnathochilarium], 1. 2. 3. 6. B. [legs].

Remarks. This material was labeled as “ holotype ” and provided with a name which seems, however, never to have been published by Strasser. In the NHMW there is a label “Manuskriptsname” suggesting its unpublished status, from 1980. There are two “ holotype ” preparations in the collection: one with gonopods ( Figs 84–86 ) and a part of the 7th body ring, the other with some walking legs and the gnathochilarium. As the trunk of the “ holotype ” individual is missing, we cannot describe it here as a new species. The gonopods fit well to the brachyiuline criteria, even to subgenus Omobrachyiulus , but differ from all other hitherto described species according to the bifurcated process (bp on Figs 84–85 .) on the opisthomere. Until new, intact individuals are available, we can only refer to it as a species inquirenda.

FIGURES 69–78. Megaphyllum digitatum Lazányi & Korsós sp. n. from Greece, the Peloponnese, Zarelia, male holotype (setae and cones omitted, except for the first leg-pair and telson). (69) Left antenna; (70) in situ gnathochilarium (latero-caudoventral view); (71) telson, lateral view; (72) first leg-pair, lateral view; (73) second leg-pair, caudal view; penis from (74) latero-caudal, (75) caudo-lateral and (76) caudal views; (77) right pleurotergum of the 7th body ring, latero-ventral view; (78) left, anterior walking leg from the 26th body ring; (scale bars: 0.2mm). Abbreviations: c: coxa, f: femur, h: hump, o: opening, pf: postfemur, t: tibia.

FIGURES 79–83. Megaphyllum digitatum Lazányi & Korsós sp. n. from Greece, the Peloponnese, Zarelia, male holotype. In situ gonopods from (79) anterior and (80) caudal views; (81) left in situ gonopods, meso-caudal view; (82) right promere, meso-caudal view; (83) right opisthomere, antero-lateral view (scale bars: 0.2mm). Abbreviations: fl: flagellum, fs: finger-like projections, g: groove, h: hump, p d: distal process, p p: proximal process, r: ridge, s: solenomere, P: promere.

Figures

FIGURES 84 – 86. Megaphyllum species inquirenda, gonopod slide preparations made by Strasser in 1980, labeled as “ holotype ”, from Greece, Andros Island. (84) In situ right gonopods, lateral view; (85) left opisthomere, probaly caudo-lateral view; (86) left promere, anterior view (scale bar: 0.2 mm). Abbreviations: bp: bifurcated process, fl: flagellum, r: ridge, P: promere.