Grammorhabdus asperrimus, Carl, 1932: 441 - 443

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 : 188

asperrimus Carl, 1932: 441-443 , figs 27-30 [ Grammorhabdus ].

Palnis: Maryland, Neutral Saddle ; exponierter Westhang, ca. 1600 m , 19.IV. – Tandikudi , ca. 1500 m, Cardamum- Plantage , 23. IV. More than one ♂ and ♀.

The MHNG collection contains five specimens in alcohol in two vials. The first vial (MHNG-ARTO-14362) contains one specimen with a pin running the length of the body and a data label with “Palnis inf., Tandikudi” written on it. The second vial (MHNG-ARTO-14363) contains four specimens, two with a pin running the length of the body and the other two broken into several pieces. One of the specimens with a pin running the length of the body is separated in a smaller vial, and there is another vial with gonopods. The data label has “ Maryland, Palnis inf.” written on it. There is also a pencil written label reading “ ♂ lectotype and 3 ♀ lectoparatypes”. Jeekel (1980a: 176) designated the ♂ from Neutral Saddle as the lectotype, the other specimens are paralectotypes. Grammorhabdus asperrimus is the type species of the genus Grammorhabdus Carl, 1932 by monotypy ( Jeekel, 1971). An undated typewritten label in the jar states that Hoffman identified the specimens as Polydrepanum asperrimum (Carl) .

Polydrepanum asperrimum ( Carl, 1932) , Paradoxosomatidae