Megaphyllum rubidicolle (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 : 23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.214875
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6173940
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scientific name	Megaphyllum rubidicolle (Verhoeff, 1901)
status

Treatment

Brachyiulus (Chromatioulus) rubidicollis Verhoeff, 1901c: 266 .

Chromatoiulus rubidicollis: Attems 1927: 217 ; Strasser 1974: 290; 1976: 616; Ceuca 1992: 425. Megaphyllum rubidicolle: Enghoff & Kime 2009 .

Material examined. MNB: ZMB 2505: 1 juv. 3, 1 Ƥ, 2 juv. ƤƤ, Syntypen, in Alkohol übergeführt [put into ethanol] 1972, Veluchi, Thessalien, 30. 5. 1900, leg. Apfelbeck.

Distribution in the Balkans. Greece: Epirus: „Veluchi”, now called Tymphetos, 2315m (type locality) ( Verhoeff 1901c).

World distribution. Endemic to Epirus, Greece.

Remarks. This dubious species was erected based on females and juvenile males having special colouration of the collum and the following few body rings, but was never found again. Unfortunately, the colour of the MNB type material has faded during the last century. The status of this species must remain unclear until new material is collected.