Archandrodesmus areatus, Carl, 1932: 490 - 493

Hollier, John, Stöckli, Eduard, Wesener, Thomas, Mesibov, Robert, Decker, Peter & Sierwald, Petra, 2020, An annotated list of the millipede (Diplopoda) species described by Johann Carl, Revue suisse de Zoologie 127 (1), pp. 183-240 : 187-188

areatus Carl, 1932: 490-493 , figs 114-118 [ Archandrodesmus ].

Upper-Palnis: Kodaikanal, 24.X.1894, J.R. Henderson leg. (Brit. Museum); Bombay-Shola bei Kodaikanal, 2200 m, unter Holz; Maryian-Shola, 2300 m, 11.-14. IV; Kleine Sholas und Mimosawäldchen bei Pumbarai, 1900 m, 29.III; Kukkal-Shola unter Holz, 1.IV; kleine Kaffee-Plantage unterhalb Kukkal und Pumbarai, 1900 m; Sholas bei Vandaravu F.R., 2300 m, unter Holz, 6.IV. Travancore: Grosser Wald im oberen Vattavadai- Tal, zwischen Palnis und Anaimalais, 1850 m, 10.IV. Lower Palnis: Tandikudi, 1500 m, auf Mauer, nach Regen. Unspecified number of ♂ and ♀.

The MHNG collection contains 148 specimens in alcohol in eight vials. The first vial (MHNG-ARTO-14364) contains 14 specimens, two of them broken and a data label with “Travancore Vattavadai” written on it. The second vial (MHNG-ARTO-14365) contains 43 specimens, several of them broken, and a data label with “Palnis sup. Vandaravu” written on it. The third vial (MHNG- ARTO-14366) contains nine specimens and a data label with “Palnis sup. Kukkal-Shola” written on it. The fourth vial (MHNG-ARTO-14367) contains 13 specimens and two data labels with “Palnis sup. Pumbarai” and “Mimosawäldchen ob. Pumbarai, 29.III, Unter Holz” written on them respectively. The fifth vial (MHNG- ARTO-14368) contains 17 specimens, some broken, and a data label with “Palnis sup. Maryian-Shola” written on it. The sixth vial (MHNG-ARTO-14369) contains 14 specimens and a data label with “Palnis sup. Kukkal, plantation” written on it. The seventh vial (MHNG- ARTO-14370) contains 30 specimens, some broken, and a data label with “Palnis infér. Tandikudi” written on it. The eighth vial (MHNG-ARTO-14371) contains nine broken specimens, one of them separated in a smaller vial, and a data label with “Palnis sup. Kodaikanal Shola” written on it. These specimens are all syntypes. There is also type material in the BMNH. Archandrodesmus areatus was designated the type species of the genus Archandrodesmus Carl, 1932 in the original description. Cryptocorypha areata ( Carl, 1932) , Pyrgodesmidae arietis Carl, 1912c: 151-152 , pl. 5, figs 10-11 [ Platyrrhacus ].

Matinang-Kette (Nordseite) Nord Celebes 500-1000 m (coll. Sarasin). Unspecified number of ♂.

No specimens found in the MHNG. There is a single ♂ syntype (referred to as “Typ” in the NMB catalogue) in the NMB (inventory number NMB-DIPL-00138a). As the only known ♂ type, this specimen is here designated lectotype.

Erythrhacus arietis (Carl, 1912) , Platyrhacidae