Megaphyllum silvaticum ( Verhoeff, 1898 )

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 : 24

Megaphyllum silvaticum ( Verhoeff, 1898)

Brachyiulus silvaticus Verhoeff, 1898: 157 , Fig. 26.

Brachyiulus silvaticus: Verhoeff 1907: 306 –308, Fig. 13 .

Brachyiulus silvaticus discolor Verhoeff, 1907: 307 , Fig. 14 , 17–18 .

Chromatoiulus silvaticus: Attems 1927: 226 , Figs 294–296; 1929a: 331; Ceuca 1992: 425.

Chromatoiulus silvaticus silvaticus: Strasser 1971a: 40 ; 1971b: 345.

Cromatoiulus silvaticus discolor : Attems 1927: 226 –227, Figs 297–298; 1929a: 331; Strasser 1965: 14; 1966a: 210; 1971a: 40; 1971b: 345; Ceuca 1992: 425.

Chromatoiulus (Chromatoiulus) silvaticus: Attems 1940: 306 .

Chromatoiulus (Chromatoiulus) silvaticus silvaticus: Attems 1959: 305 .

Chromatoiulus (Chromatoiulus) silvaticus discolor: Attems 1959: 305 .

Megaphyllum silvaticum: Enghoff & Kime 2009 .

Distribution in the Balkans. Croatia: Hrvatsko Zagorje: Klanjec: Cesargradska Mt., Vukovo Selo, Rozga ( Strasser 1965); Slovenia: Kočevje (type locality of discolor), Lower Carniolan (Dolenjska) mountains and hillside and Gorjanci Mt (Starsser 1966a).

World distribution. Not a typical Balkan species, distributed in Austria ( Voigtländer et al. 1997), North Croatia (Sleme (Attems 1929a)), Hungary ( Lazányi & Korsós 2010) Italy ( Foddai et al. 1995), Poland ( Stojałowska & Starega 1974), Romania (type locality of silvaticus: Mt. Postävarul ) ( Täbäcaru 1976), Russia ( Lokšina & Golovatch 1979), Slovakia ( Mock 2001), North Slovenia (Julian Alps ( Attems 1929a), Ukraine ( Chornyi & Golovatch 1993).

Remarks. The synonymy of M. s. silvaticum and M. s. discolor was recently discussed by Lazányi & Korsós (2010).

Figures

FIGURES 10 – 14. Megaphyllum metsovoni (Strasser, 1976) from Greece, Parnassos Mts., male. (10) In situ right gonopods, mesal view; (11) right promere, meso-caudal view (scale bars: 0.5 mm); right opisthomere from (12) caudal and (13) lateral views (scale bars: 0.1 mm); (14) left solenomere, meso-caudal view, promere in the background (scale bar: 0.05 mm). Abbreviations: ap: anterior process, cp: caudal process, fl: flagellum, g: groove, r: riffle, P: promere.

FIGURES 15 – 17. Megaphyllum montivagum (Verhoeff, 1901) from Greece, Zakas, male. Left opisthomere from (15) anterolateral, (16) lateral and (17) caudo-lateral views (scale bar: 0.2 mm). Abbreviations: br: bristle line, fp: foam-like process.

FIGURE 18. Megaphyllum syrense (Verhoeff, 1903) male, questioned type slide preparation from Greece, Syra Island (NHMB, Inv. No. 3125). Both gonopod promeres, caudal view (scale bar: 0.2 mm). Abbreviation: fl: flagellum.