Rhysida brasiliensis Kraepelin, 1903

Thofern, Detlef, Dupérré, Nadine & Harms, Danilo, 2021, An annotated type catalogue of the centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg, Zootaxa 4977 (1), pp. 1-103 : 69

115. Rhysida brasiliensis Kraepelin , 190­3

Fig. 14B

Kraepelin 1903: 152, figs. 95, 96 (as Rhysida brasiliensis n. sp.)

Type locality and specimens. Brasilien [ Brazil] (Minhas Geraes, Espirito Santo), Argentinien [ Argentina] (Neu- Freiburg [Nova Friburgo]), Paraguay .

Dimensions. Länge bis [length up to] 70 mm.

Type material. Syntypes 6. BRAZIL: ( ZMH-A0000656 , ZMH-A0003221-3224 ), Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo States (mountain area in between) [ca. 18°49’S, 42°22’W]; ( ZMH-A0003528 ) , Rio de Janeiro State, Nova Friburgo (“ Neu Freiburg ”) [ca. 22°17’S, 42°32’W] .

Preservation. 2 jars. Jar 1 ( ZMH-A 0000656, ZMH-A 0003221-3224): Label 1. Gebirge zwischen Espiritō Santō und Minhas Gerães. Brasilien. J. Michaelis leg. 1899. vend. 26.II.1900; Label 2. Rhysida brasiliensis Krpln Typus Espirito Santo Brasilien, Michaelis v. 26.II.00 (Kraepelin handwriting). Jar 2 ( ZMH-A 0003528): Label 1. Heterostoma Neu Freiburg Wiengreen 9.II.97; Label 2. Rhysida Heterostoma brasiliensis Krpln Neu Freiburg Argentinien F. Wiengreen d. 9.II.1897 (Kraepelin handwriting).

Old type catalogue. Weidner (1960), p. 70, No. 71. Syntypes 5, paratype 1.

Taxonomic remarks. Kraepelin (1903) did not give the number of specimens in his original description and Weidner (1960: 70) listed 5 syntypes from Brazil, Esprito Santo and 1 paratype from Argentina, Neu-Freiburg.

Additional material. There is an additional syntype from Paraguay at the ZMB (catalog no. 3614) .

Collection remarks. The specimens from Espiríto were collected by J. Michaelis and that from Nova Friburgo by the German trader Fritz Wiengreen (1834–1902).

Current systematic position. Rhysida brasiliensis Kraepelin, 1903 .

Figures

FIGURE 14. A. Otostigmus sucki Kraepelin, 1903. Syntype (ZMH-A0000652). B. Rhysida brasiliensis Kraepelin, 1903. Syntype (ZMH-A0000656). Scale bars: 1.0mm.