Monotarsobius cuklauvus Chamberlin, 1958

Thofern, Detlef, Dupérré, Nadine & Harms, Danilo, 2021, An annotated type catalogue of the centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg, Zootaxa 4977 (1), pp. 1-103 : 38

45. Monotarsobius cuklauvus Chamberlin, 1958

Chamberlin 1958: 18 (2), fig. 1 (as Monotarsobius cuklauvus sp. n.)

Type locality and specimens. Locality.— Iraq, Cuklauva. Two ♂ taken April 21, 1958 .

Dimensions. Length 11–12 mm.

Type material. Syntypes 2♂ ( ZMH-A0000707 , ZMH-A0009226 ). IRAQ: Erbil Governorate (Iraqi Kurdias- tan), Geli Ali Beg [36°37’53’’N, 44°26’46’] .

Preservation. 1 jar: Label 1. Caklavia Geli Alibek 21.4.1958; Label 2. Irak, C. Kosswig leg. Eing: Nr. 9.1958 (imprint).

Old type catalogue. Weidner (1960), p. 72, No. 8. Syntypes 2♂.

Type status. Two specimens ♂ are listed in the original publication which are syntypes.

Collection remarks. The specimens were collected by Curt Kosswig (1903–1982), a former Professor of Zoology at the Universität Hamburg.

Taxonomic remarks. Monotarsobius is presently considered a subgenus of Lithobius .

Current systematic position. Lithobius (Monotarsobius) cuklauvus ( Chamberlin, 1958) .