Mastigona mutabilis (Latzel, 1884)

Kime, Richard Desmond & Enghoff, Henrik, 2021, Atlas of European millipedes 3: Order Chordeumatida (Class Diplopoda), European Journal of Taxonomy 769, pp. 1-244 : 120

428. Mastigona mutabilis (Latzel, 1884)

Fig. 3H

Craspedosoma mutabile Latzel, 1884 .

Heteroporatia alpestre Verhoeff, 1897 .

Poratia mutabilis auct.

Heteroporatia mutabilis auct.

Macrotrichus mutabilis auct.

Distribution

AT, CH, CZ, DE, HR, HU, IT-ITA, SI.

Habitat

Forest, e.g., Larix , also alpine; from 1350–1570 m a.s.l. in Switzerland.

Remarks

The record of M. mutabilis from HU is based on a drawing by Sziráki (1966), who, however, provided no details of the find (E. Lazányi pers. com.).

Figures

Fig. 3. A selection of European species of Chordeumatida C.L. Koch, 1847, various families. A. Psichrosoma cf. breuli (Mauriès, 1970) (Vandeleumatidae Mauriès, 1970). B. Turdulisoma cf. helenreadae Mauriès, 2015 (Haplobainosomatidae Verhoeff, 1909). C. Hylebainosoma nontronense Mauriès & Kime, 1999 (Haaseidae Attems, 1899). D. Anamastigona pulchella (Silvestri, 1894) (Anthroleucosomatidae Verhoeff, 1899). E. Melogona gallica (Latzel, 1884) (Chordeumatidae C.L. Koch, 1847). F. Chordeuma proximum Ribaut, 1913 (Chordeumatidae). G. Ceratosphys amoena Ribaut, 1920 (Opisthocheiridae Ribaut, 1913). H. Mastigona mutabilis (Latzel, 1884) (Mastigophorophyllidae Verhoeff, 1899). Photo credits: Paul Richards, www.flickr.com/invertimages (A–E, G), Trevor and Dilys Pendleton (F), Jörg Spelda (H).