Strigamia branneri (Bollman, 1888)

Bonato, Lucio, Dányi, László, Socci, Antonio Augusto & Minelli, Alessandro, 2012, Species diversity of Strigamia Gray, 1843 (Chilopoda: Linotaeniidae): a preliminary synthesis, Zootaxa 3593, pp. 1-39 : 11

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scientific name	Strigamia branneri (Bollman, 1888)
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Strigamia branneri (Bollman, 1888) View in CoL *

References for morphology: Bollman 1888b; Chamberlin 1912a.

Taxonomic notes. Described originally as a species of Linotaenia , it was assigned subsequently to Scolioplanes View in CoL or Tomotaenia, until it was included in Strigamia View in CoL by Crabill (1955). Its validity was never questioned. However, S. branneri View in CoL could turn out to be a junior synonym of S. chionophila View in CoL , because no character is known for distinguishing effectively the two species. Putative differential characters given by Chamberlin (1912a), i.e. the shape of the posterior margin of the head and the elongation of the forcipular metatergite, are actually variable between conspecific specimens of Strigamia View in CoL (our obs.); moreover, Chamberlin (1961) himself synonymized L. miuropus under S. chionophila View in CoL (see below, under S. chionophila View in CoL ) despite the fact that the type specimen of the former agrees with S. branneri View in CoL in the shape of the posterior margin of the head.

Distribution: eastern part of North America, northwards at least to Illinois, possibly to Michigan and New York State, southwards to Georgia, westwards to Missouri and Arkansas.