Aulacobolus gravelyi, Carl, 1932: 518 - 521

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 : 204-205

gravelyi Carl, 1932: 518-521 , figs 170-177 [ Klimakodesmus ].

Nilgiris: Kaffee-Pflanzung unterhalb Coonoor, ca. 1600 m, unter Stein mit Ameisen, 27.XII ♂ Typus; Karteri-Tälchen, bei Coonoor, ca. 1500 m, unter Holz, 29.XII; Coonoor, gegen Lady Cunnings-Seat, ca. 1800 m, unter Laub, am Wege; Mudumalai, Moyar-Becken, ca. 1000 m, an Bachufer, unter Stein, 5.II. Unspecified number of ♂ and juveniles.

The MHNG collection contains six specimens in alcohol in two jars. The first jar (MHNG-ARTO-18609) contains one broken specimen. The data label has “Nilgaris, Coonoor, plant. de café 27.XII.26 ” written on it, indicating that this is the holotype. The second jar contains three vials. The first vial (MHNG-ARTO-18610) contains three specimens, two of them in fragments. The data label has “Mudumalai 5.II. 27 ♂ juvs.” written on it. The second vial (MHNG-ARTO-18611) contains one broken specimen. The data label has “Nilgaris, Karteri 2.I.27 ” written on it. The third vial (MHNG- ARTO-18612) contains one broken specimen. The data label has “Nilgaris, Coonoor, 1800 m L.C. Seat” written on it. The identification label in the tube has “Cotype” written on it, and the specimens in the second jar can be considered paratypes. Klimakodesmus gravelyi is the type species of the genus Klimakodesmus Carl, 1932 by monotypy ( Jeekel, 1971).

Klimakodesmus gravelyi Carl, 1932 , Pyrgodesmidae