Xiphidiogonus spinipleurus, Carl, 1932: 444 - 446

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 : 230

spinipleurus Carl, 1932: 444-446 , figs 31-34 [ Xiphidiogonus ].

Palnis: Sholas bei Kodaikanal, Mariyanshola und Vandaravu, 2150-2350 m, 6.-14.IV. Unspecified number of ♂ and ♀.

The MHNG collection contains nine specimens in alcohol, in four vials. The first vial (MHNG-ARTO-14283) contains five specimens; the adult and one of the four juveniles have a pin running the length of the body. The data label has “Mariyanshola ♂ type and juveniles” written on it. The second vial (MHNG-ARTO-14285) contains three specimens, two of them with a pin running the length of the body, and a label with “Kodaikanal ♀♀ ” written on it. The third vial (MHNG-ARTO-14286) contains one specimen and a label with “Vandaravu ♂ ” written on it. The fourth vial (MHNG-ARTO-14284), which is without labels, contains fragments including gonopods. The label in the first tube indicates that Carl considered the ♂ to be the holotype, but this was not stated in the original description and therefore all of these specimens are syntypes. Xiphidiogonus spinipleurus was explicitly designated as the type species of the genus Xiphidiogonus Carl, 1932 in the original description.

Xiphidiogonus spinipleurus Carl, 1932 , Paradoxosomatidae