Megaphyllum rhodopinum ( Verhoeff, 1928 )

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 : 22

Megaphyllum rhodopinum ( Verhoeff, 1928)

Brachyiulus (Chromatoiulus) rhodopinus Verhoeff, 1928: 33 –34, Fig. 6 .

Brachyiulus rhodopinus: Verhoeff 1937: 106 –108.

Brachyiulus unilineatus rhodopinus: Verhoeff 1937: 106 –108.

Chromatoiulus unilineatus rhodopinus: Strasser 1966b: 330 , 358, 381; Ceuca 1973: 243.

Chromatoiulus rhodopinus: Strasser 1967: 285 ; 1973: 443; 1974: 290; Christov 1984: 93; Ceuca 1992: 425.

Chromatoiulus (Chromatoiulus) rhodopinus: Strasser 1969: 159 .

Megaphyllum rhodopinum: Golovatch 1992: 24 ; Golovatch & Kondeva 1992: 24; Stoev 2003: 136; Vagalinski & Stoev 2007: 50 –51; Enghoff & Kime 2009.

Material examined. HNHM: Greece: 13, 2007/40, Kavala county, Nestos River and its softwood gallery E of Proastio, 30m, N40°59.458’ E24°44.579’, 0 2.04.2007, leg. LD, ZE, ZF, JK & DM; BV: Bulgaria: 13, 3ƤƤ, many juveniles, Slavyanka Mt., 2000m, near Shabran Peak, timberline, pitfall traps, 01.VII.–01.VIII.2007., leg. N. Simov & M. Longourov, det. BV; 233, 4ƤƤ, Pirin Mts., near Orelek peak, subalpine zone, pitfall traps, 1970m, leg. N. Simov & M. Longourov, det. BV; Greece: many 33, many ƤƤ, Falakro Mt., above the ski-center, Nomos Drama, along the road to the top, 1800–2030m, 21.09.2000, leg. P. Stoev, B. Petrov & S. Beshkov, det. BV; 13, Nomos Xanthi, Gerakas, under stones and litter of Quercus , 11.05.2006, leg. P. Beron, det. BV.

Distribution in the Balkans. Bulgaria: Rhodopi Mts., near Batak (type locality), Rhodopi Mts.: Syutkya Peak, near Slashten, near Breshten, Bachkovo Monastery, Chepelare, Yagodina, Dolna Karanska Dupka Cave near Yagodina, Mihalkovo, Studenets Hut near Snezhanka Peak, Beglika Dam, Debrashtitsa, Asenovgrad Distr., Martsiganitsa Hut, Gyola Area, Gargini Dupki Cave; Vitosha Mt: Zlatni Mostove, Zheleznitsa, Chuipetlovo; Rila Mts.: Rila Monastery Natural Park; Slavyanka Mt.; Sredna Gora Mts.: Koprivshtitsa Railway station, near Panagyurishte, Banichan, Petrich ( Vagalinski & Stoev 2007); Greece: Chalkidike, W shore of the Volvi Sea ( Strasser 1967), East Macedonia and Thrace ( Strasser 1974; Golovatch & Kondeva 1992).

World distribution. Known only from the East Balkans.

Remarks. Our material is in agreement with Strasser’s (1967) observations, although the body colour is more brownish. In the original description Verhoeff discussed a special gynandromorph individual of M. rhodopinum , i.e. an adult female with cyphopods and eggs but also with male gonopods ( Verhoeff 1928). Gynandromorph females are rarely published (e.g. Bigler 1920, Verhoeff 1910a), neither did such individual occur in our material, even among any Megaphyllum individuals. Although not a well-developed gynandromorph, a strangely developed individual was found in M. austriacum (see above).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Megaphyllum austriacum (Latzel, 1884) male gonopod variation. (1 – 3) Brachyiulus (Chromatoiulus) dahli Verhoeff, 1901 syntype (ZMB 12720 a), Herzegovina: (1) left promere, meso-caudal view; (2) left opisthomere, mesal view; (3) right opisthomere, lateral view; (4 – 6) Brachyiulus austriacus det. Verhoeff, Croatian coastline (HNHM): (4) left promere, meso-caudal view; (5) left and (6) right opisthomeres, latero-caudal view; (7 – 8) Brachyiulus austriacus det. Verhoeff (ZMUC) (7) left promere, caudal view and (8) left opisthomere, mesal view (scale bars: 0.2 mm). Abbreviations: cp: caudal process of the opisthomere, scp: caudal process of the solenomere, fl: flagellum, s: solenomere.