Megaphyllum mueggenburgi (Verhoeff, 1901) Verhoeff, 1901

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 : 20-21

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.214875
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6173926
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A387E0-8F39-FFB5-FF78-8999855E6AE6
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Megaphyllum mueggenburgi (Verhoeff, 1901)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Megaphyllum mueggenburgi (Verhoeff, 1901) View in CoL comb. n.

Brachyiulus (Cerabrachyiulus) müggenburgi Verhoeff, 1901c: 268 –269, Figs 24–26. Chromatoiulus (Cerabrachyiulus) müggenburgi: Attems 1940: 307 .

Chromatoiulus (Cerabrachyiulus) mueggenburgi: Strasser 1967: 287 View in CoL , Fig. 22; 1970: 249 and 251; 1974: 275–277 and 290, 296. Chromatoiulus mueggenburgi: Ceuca 1992: 425 View in CoL .

Cerabrachyiulus mueggenburgi: Enghoff & Kime 2009 .

Material examined. NMNH: Greece: 1Ƥ, Karpathos Island, Arch. Michail, 800–1000m, 4.V.1984, leg. P. Beron, det. J.– P. Mauriès 1984.

Distribution in the Balkans. Greece: Karpathos Island (type locality), Kyriaki Peninsula at Pigadia; bay at Pigadia, Pilés, Kyriaki and Mili, between Diafani and Olymbos, between Pigadia and Aperi, between Spoa and Mertonas, Despotiko Islet; Kasos Island ( Strasser 1967, 1970, 1974).

World distribution. Endemic to the islands of Karpathos and Kasos, Dodecanese islands, Greece.

Remarks. The only species of the unique subgenus Cerabrachyiulus Verhoeff, 1901 ; the only known Megaphyllum from these islands. It is almost the most frequent species on Karpathos Island ( Strasser 1970). In the database of Fauna Europea the subgenus Cerabrachyiulus is elevated to genus level ( Enghoff & Kime 2009), but at the same time it is shown as a synonym of Megaphyllum . Until a genus revision is completed we suggest the combination Megaphyllum mueggenburgi .