Megaphyllum margaritatum Fanzago 1875
Description
Megaphyllum margaritatum (Fanzago, 1875)
Julus margaritatus Fanzago, 1875: 150 –151, no figures.
Chromatoiulus margaritatus: Attems 1927: 239 –240, Figs 328–329; Ceuca 1992: 426. Chromatoiulus aetnensis: Attems 1927: 224.
Brachyiulus (Chromatoiulus) aetnensis Verhoeff, 1910b: 232 –236, Figs 31–32. Brachyiulus (Italoiulus) garganensis Verhoeff, 1932: 490 –491, Fig. 21. Brachyiulus (Italoiulus) aetnensis: Verhoeff 1932: 491.
Chromatoiulus (Italoiulus) garganensis: Attems 1940: 308.
Chromatoiulus (Italoiulus) aetnenis: Attems 1940: 308.
Chromatoiulus (Italoiulus) margaritatus: Attems 1940: 308; Strasser 1974: 290, 296–297; 1976: 613. Chromatoiulus (Italoiulus) margaritatus var. keratea Strasser, 1974: 277, Figs 75–76. Chromatoiulus (Italoiulus) margaritatus var. keratea: Strasser 1976: 620. Chromatoiulus margaritatus kerateus: Ceuca 1992: 426.
Chromatoiulus (Italoiulus) margaritatus var. epirotica Strasser, 1976: 620, Figs 63–65. Chromatoiulus margaritatus epiroticus: Ceuca 1992: 426.
Megaphyllum margaritatum: Enghoff & Kime 2009.
Material examined. HNHM: Greece: 233, 2ƤƤ, 2009/79, Larisa county, Ossa Mts., beech forest, 975m, N39°48.087’ E22°45.666’, 0 9.04.2009, leg. LD, JK & DM.
Distribution in the Balkans. Greece: Attika: Keratea, Epirus: Elati (Strasser 1974, 1976).
World distribution. Widespread in Italy (Foddai et al 1995).
Remarks. Although far from Keratea, the gonopods of the newly collected males resemble var. keratea Strasser, 1974. The flagella of the gonopod promeres of both males have a remarkable furcated apex (fl on Fig. 9).
Synonymy of M. aetnense, M. garganense and M. margaritatum has been discussed for a long time, especially by Strasser. Strasser & Minelli (1984) left the question open, writing that „…synonymy of margaritatum Fanz., aetnense Verh. and garganense Verh. is possible, but not sure…”. As we did not have enough individuals, we cannot add new information to this topic. However, if we accept the synonymy of these forms, the species seems to be very variable. In addition, the form creticum, one of the previous variants of M. margaritatum was elevated to species level several years ago (Ćurčiċ et al 2001). A thorough revision may produce similar results with other forms as well. Until then, M. margaritatum and M. cretica are the only two species in the subgenus Italoiulus.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Julidae
- Genus
- Megaphyllum
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Julida
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Fanzago
- Species
- margaritatum
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Megaphyllum margaritatum Fanzago, 1875 sec. Lazányi, Vagalinski & Korsós, 2012
References
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- Attems, C. (1927) Uber palaearktische Diplopoden. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 92 (1 - 2), 1 - 256.
- Ceuca, T. (1992) Quelques aspects sur la faunistique l'ecologie et la zoogeographie des diplopodes de la Region Balkanique. In: Meyer, E., Thaler, K. & Schedl, W. (Eds.) Advances in Myriapodology, Berichte des naturwissenschaftlich-medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck, Supplement 10, 465 pp. 411 - 429.
- Verhoeff, C. (1910 b) Uber Diplopoden. 11. - 15. (31. - 35.) Aufsatz. Nova Acta. Abhandlungen der Kasiserliche Leopold - Carol Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher, 92 (2), 139 - 448.
- Verhoeff, C. (1932) Diplopoden-Beitrage (124. Diplopoden-Aufsatz). Zoologische Jahrbucher, Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 62 (5 - 6), 469 - 524.
- Attems, C. (1940) Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Iuliden. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 50, 294 - 327.
- Strasser, K. (1974) Uber Diplopoda-Chilognatha Griechenlands. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 81 (1), 219 - 300.
- Strasser, K. (1976) Uber Diplopoda-Chilognatha Griechenlands II. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 83 (3), 579 - 645.
- Enghoff, H., Kime, R. D. (2009) Fauna Europaea: Diplopoda. Fauna Europaea version 2.0, http: // www. faunaeur. org. (accessed 17 August 2011)
- Foddai, D., Minelli, A., Scheller, U. & Zapparoli, M. (1995) Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda, Symphyla. In: Minelli, A., Ruffo, S. & La Posta S. (Eds.) Checklist delle Specie della Fauna Italiana, 32 / 33, Edizioni Calderini, Bologna, pp. 1 - 35.
- Strasser, C. & Minelli, A. (1984) Elenco dei Diplopodi d'Italia. SocietaVeneziana di Scienze Naturali - Lavori, 9 (2), 193 - 212.
- Curcic, B. P. M, Makarov, S. E. & Lymberakis, P. S. (2001) Diplopoda of Crete. Archives of Biological Sciences, 53 (3 - 4), 99 - 108.