Scolioplanes magellanicus Attems, 1897

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 : 22-23

20­. Scolioplanes magellanicus Attems, 1897

Attems 1897: 4–6, figs. 1–4 (as S. magellanicus nov. spec.)

Type locality and specimens. Coll. Mich. 65. Magalhaens-Str. [Strait of Magellan], Agua fresca, Wald [forest habitat]; 27.VII.92. Coll. Mich. 75. Magalhaens-Str., Punta Arenas, IX. 92. Coll. Mich. 141. Uschuaia; 30.X.92. (19 Expl.). Coll. Mich. 165. Feuerland, Süd-Küste [Land of Fire, south-coast], Puerto Bridges, Wald; 10.I.93. Coll. Mich. 174. Isl. Picton, Banner Cove; 26.XII.92. Coll. Mich. 178. Isl. Navarin, Puerto Toro, Wald; 19.XII.92 (11 Expl.). Coll. Mich. 184. Isl. Lennox, Wald; 23.XII.92. Coll. Mich. 187. Feuerland, Süd-Küste, eben westlich von [west of] Kap San Pio, unter Steinen [under stones]; 27.XII.92. Coll. Mich. 193. Feuerland, Süd-Küste, Puerto Pantalon; 2.I.93. Coll. Mich. 198. Falklands-Ins., Port Stanley, Pampa unter Kuhmist [under cow dung]; 16.VII.93.

Dimensions. 13,5– 17 mm lang, 0,8 mm breit. Die Zahl der Beinpaare beträgt bei allen 44 untersuchten Individuen 33 [length 13.5–17 mm, width 0.8 mm. The number of leg pairs for all 44 observed individuals are 33].

Type material. Syntypes 34. ARGENTINA: ( ZMH-A0000576 , ZMH-A0008119-8131 ) , Ushuaia (station 142) [ca. 54°48’S, 68°18’W]; ( ZMH-A0008142-8143 ) , Puerto Pantalon (station 193) [ca. 55°03’S, 66°26’W] ; CHILE: ( ZMH-A0000577 ), Bridges Islands , Puerto Bridges (station165) [ca. 54°51’S, 68°16’W]; ( ZMH-A00008110- 8111 ) , Agua fresca (station 65) [ca. 53°08’S, 70°56’W]; ( ZMH-A0008112-8113 ) , Punta Arenas (station 75) [ca. 53°09’S, 70°55’W]; ( ZMH-A0008114-8115 ) , West of Cape San Pio (station 187) [ca. 55°03’S, 66°26’W]; (ZMH- A0008116), Picton Island (station174) [ca. 55°03’S, 66°53’W]; ( ZMH-A0008132-8138 ) , Navarino Island , Puerto Toro (station 178) [ca. 55°04’S, 67°04’W]; ( ZMH-A0008139-8140 ) , Lennox Island (station 184) [ca. 55°01’S, 66°57’W]; ( ZMH-A0008141 ) . FALKLAND ISLANDS ( Islas Malvinas ): Port Stanley (station 198) [ca. 51°41’S, 57°51’W] .

Preservation. 2 jars and 12 vials. Jar 1. Vial 1 ( ZMH-A00008110-8111 ): Label 1. SYNTYPES Scolioplanes magellanicus Attems 65. Magelh. Str. Agua fresca Coll. Michaelsen 27. VII.1892; Label 2. 65. Magelh. Str., Agua fresca. Coll. Michaelsen. 27. VII.02. Vial 2 ( ZMH-A0000576 ): Label. HAMBURG SYNTYPE Scolioplanes magellanicus Attems Uschuaia , 14.12.92 Michaelsen, leg. Vial 3 ( ZMH-A00008112-8113 ): Label 1. SYNTYPES Scolioplanes magellanicus Attems 75. Magelh. Str. Punta Arenas Coll. Michaelsen. IX 1892; Label 2. 75. Magelh. Str., Punta arenas; Coll. Michaelsen. IX . 92. Jar 2. Label. Scolioplanes magellanicus Att. Originalexempl. Coll. Michaelsen Magalhaensstr. Vial 1 ( ZMH-A0000577 ): Label 1. 165. Puerto Bridges; Wald. Coll. Michaelsen. 10.I.93. (imprint). Vial 2. ( ZMH-A0008132-8138 ): Label. 178. Navarina , Puerto Toro; Wald. Coll. Michaelsen. 19.XII.92. Vial 3 (no specimen) Label. 24. Lota; Coll. Michaelsen. 3. VII.93. Vial 4 ( ZMH-A0008141 ): Label. 198. Port Stanley. 16. VII.93. Coll. Michaelsen. Vial 5 ( ZMH-A0008139-8140 ): Label. 184. Lennox I. Coll. Michaelsen. 23.XII.92. Vial 6 ( ZMH-A0008116 ): Label. 174. Isl. Picton. Coll. Michaelsen. 26.XII.92. Vial 7 ( ZMH-A0008119- 8131 ): Label 1. 142. Uschuaia. Coll. Michaelsen. 14.XII.92; Label 2. Scolioplanes magellanicus cotype Uschuaia Coll. Michaelsen ? F 142. Vial 8 ( ZMH-A0008114-8115 ): Label. 187. Feuerl.S.K. wstl.v. Kp. S.Pio Coll. Michaelsen. 27.XII.92. Vial 9 ( ZMH-A0008142-8143 ): Label. 193. Feuerland , Puerto Pantalon; Coll. Michaelsen. 2.I.93.

Old type catalogue. Weidner (1960), p. 64, No. 39. Syntypes (number not specified).

Type status. 4 microscope slides are held at the ZMH (note on file card: “4 Präp., Lectotypen, ohne Fundort [no locality data], Crabill rev. et präp”.). All available specimens are syntypes .

Additional type material. There are 4 additional syntypes (coll. W. Michaelsen) at the NHMW: 2♀♀ from Chile, Ile Navarino , Puerto Toro , wood, 19.12.1892 (no. 7073) & 1♂, 1♀ from Argentina, Ushuaia, 30.10.1892 (no. 7074). Ilie et al. (2009) noted: “One slide, labelled ‘Geophilide Magelhaens Michaelsen’, contains antennae, labrum, Md, Mx, forcipulae, apparently the ones used to draw the text figures of the publication”. It is possible that the type specimens represent multiple species .

Collection remarks. All specimens were collected by Wilhelm Michaelsen during his expedition to the southern tip of South America 1892–93. The specimens from Agua fresca, Puerto Bridges and Puerto Toro were collected in forest (“ Wald ”) and those from west of Cape San Pio under stones (“ unter Steinen ”). The specimen from Port Stanley was found under cow dung (“ unter Kuhmist ”).

Current systematic position. Junior synonym of Schendyloides alacer ( Pocock, 1891) according to Crabill (1964: 35).