Megaphyllum recticauda discrepans ( Strasser, 1976 )

Lazányi, Eszter, Vagalinski, Boyan & Korsós, Zoltán, 2012, The millipede genus Megaphyllum Verhoeff, 1894 in the Balkan Peninsula, with description of new species (Myriapoda: Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae), Zootaxa 3228, pp. 1-47 : 22

Megaphyllum recticauda discrepans ( Strasser, 1976)

Chromatoiulus recticauda discrepans Strasser, 1976: 610 –612, Figs 49–51 . Chromatoiulus recticauda discrepans: Ceuca 1992: 425 .

Megaphyllum recticauda: Enghoff & Kime 2009 .

Distribution in the Balkans. Greece: Corfu Island, between Vrioni and Ponti (type locality) ( Strasser 1976). World distribution. Endemic to the island of Corfu, Greece.

Remarks. Strasser could not demonstrate a distinct distribution of the two subspecies on the island. However, the gonopodal differences were so remarkable that he suggested a separate subspecies status for the form discrepans ( Strasser 1976). New collections are necessary to resolve a clear picture of the status of the two forms.

Figures

FIGURES 48 – 52. Megaphyllum cygniforme Lazányi & Korsós sp. n. from Greece, Lekanis Mts, male paratype. (48) In situ left gonopods, caudo-mesal view; (49) right promere, caudo-mesal view (scale bars: 0.5 mm); right opisthomere from (50) caudo-lateral and (51) lateral views (scale bars: 0.1 mm); (52) right solenomere, caudo-lateral view (scale bar: 0.05 mm). Abbreviations: cp: caudal process, fl: flagellum, g: groove, r: riffle, s: swan-neck formed solenomere, P: promere.