Eviulisoma alluaudi Brolemann, 1920

VandenSpiegel, Didier & Golovatch, Sergei I., 2014, The millipede genus Eviulisoma Silvestri, 1910 in Kenya, with descriptions of new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae), ZooKeys 459, pp. 11-34 : 21-22

Taxon classification Animalia Polydesmida Paradoxosomatidae

Eviulisoma alluaudi Brolemann, 1920 Fig. 10, Map 1

Material.

3 ♂, 16 ♀, 4 juv. (MRAC 22626), 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (ZMUM ρ 2445), Kenya, Chogoria Forest, S0°11'13", E37°28'07", 2658 m a.s.l., bamboo forest, sieved litter and beaten from bamboos, 24.IV.2004, leg. D. VandenSpiegel, R. Jocqué & C. Warui.

Remarks.

The above is only the second record of this species beyond the type locality: alpine meadows and a forest at 3100 m and 2600 m a.s.l., respectively, on Mt. Kinangop, S00°11', E37°28', Aberdare Ridge, Kenya ( Brolemann 1920, Attems 1939). Even though the new samples, which are in rather poor condition, fully match Brolemann’s (1920) excellent original description, we provide additional illustrations (Fig. 10) to document the identity of this obviously high-montane species which appears to be more widely distributed at least in Kenya (Map 1). The shapes and proportions of the solenophore (sph), solenomere (sl) and postfemoral process (p) are quite characteristic.