Megaphyllum karschi (Verhoeff, 1901)

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 : 15

Megaphyllum karschi (Verhoeff, 1901)

Brachyiulus (Chromatoiulus) karschi Verhoeff, 1901c: 267 , Figs 20–21 . Chromatoiulus karschi: Attems 1927: 223 ; Strasser 1974: 273; Ceuca 1992: 425. Chromatoiulus karschii: Attems 1929a: 331 .

Chromatoiulus (Phauloiulus) karschi: Attems 1940: 307 ; 1959: 305; Täbäcaru 1982: 17. Megaphyllum karschi: Mauriès et al. 1997: 277 ; Enghoff & Kime 2009.

Material examined. NMNH: Albania: 13, Vlorё District near Dukati 450m, leaf litter, 11.05.1995, leg. S. Golovatch, P. Stoev & P. Beron, det. J–P. Mauriès, S. Golovatch & P. Stoev, 1996.

Distribution in the Balkans. Albania: Vlorё District, Aulona (type locality) and near Dukati ( Mauriès et al. 1997).

World distribution. Endemic to Albania.

Remarks. This is a rare species. The original description was based on only 2 males, 2 females, and 2 juveniles ( Verhoeff 1901c). In spite of a thorough collecting trip in Albania, it has been found only once since its original description, 2 males from the topotypic location, at 450m a.s.l. ( Mauriès et al. 1997).

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 21. Megaphyllum taygetanum (Attems, 1903). Variation of lateral caudal processes of the gonopod opisthomere: (19) left opisthomere, Greece, Paradisa, meso-caudal view (sensu Attems (Strasser 1967 )); (20) left and right opisthomeres, Greece, Garea, meso-caudal view; (21) rigth and left opisthomeres, Greece, Tetrazi Mts., latero-caudal view (sensu Strasser (1967 )) (scale bar: 0.2 mm). Abbreviation: lcp: lateral caudal process.