Analocostreptus missionarius ( Attems, 1953 ) Enghoff, 2023

Enghoff, Henrik, 2023, A new distinct, disjunct giant millipede of the genus Spirostreptus Brandt, 1833, from Tanzania, and a solution for orphaned Spirostreptus species (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), Zootaxa 5389 (2), pp. 275-287 : 284

Analocostreptus missionarius ( Attems, 1953) comb. nov.

Spirostreptus procerus Attems, 1934: 165 , nom. occ.

not: Spirostreptus procerus Gerstäcker, 1873: 508

Spirostreptus missionarius Attems, 1953: 68 , synonymized with S. procerus Attems, 1934, by Kraus (1958: 32)

Remarks. Spirostreptus procerus Gerstäcker, 1873 has, at least since Attems (1914), been regarded as a synonym of the widely distributed East African species Archispirostreptus gigas ( Peters, 1855) . Nevertheless, because of the primary homonymy, a replacement name is required for Spirostreptus procerus Attems, 1934 , a species described and repeatedly recorded from D.R. Congo ( Zaire). The synonym S. missionarius Attems, 1953 , is available and is here, as Analocostreptus missionarius ( Attems, 1953) , accepted as the valid name of the species.