crespucularis Carl, 1932: 514-517

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 : 195

crespucularis Carl, 1932: 514-517, figs 161-169 [ Skotodesmus ].

Palnis: Bombay-Shola, bei Kodaikanal, 2200 m, 21.III, unter Holz; Akazienwäldchen oberhalb Pumbarai, 2000 m, 29.III, unter Holz; Mariyan-Shola, 2300 m, 11.-14.IV, unter Holz; Shola bei Maryland, Neutral- Saddle, 1600 m, 20IV. Unspecified number of ♂ (♀ not mentioned explicitly).

The MHNG collection contains 14 specimens in alcohol in three vials. The first vial (MHNG-ARTO-18618) contains specimens from two localities separated by a plug of cotton wool; one specimen with a data label with “Bombay-Shola près Kodaikanal” written on it and two specimens with a data label with “Shola a Maryland ” written on it. The second vial (MHNG-ARTO-18619) contains specimens from two localities separated by a cotton wool plug; two specimens with a data label with “Bombay-Shola près Kodaikanal” written on it and nine specimens, two of them broken, with a data label with “Pumbarai, bosquet d’acacias 29.III. ” written on it. The third vial (MHNG-ARTO-18620) contains a smaller vial of dissected parts and an identification label with “gonopodes, pattes, antennes” written on it. The data labels indicate that all of these specimens are syntypes. Skotodesmus crepuscularis is the type species of the genus Skotodesmus Carl, 1932 by monotypy ( Jeekel, 1971).

Skotodesmus crepuscularis Carl, 1932 , Pyrgodesmidae