Millipedes of Australia

Chordeumatida: Metopidiotrichidae:
Reginaterreuma spp.

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Reginaterreuma daviesae Mauriès, 1987
  Reginaterreuma daviesae Mauriès 1987: 112 (first description),
    table 2, p. 112,
    figs. 8-10, p. 113; figs. 11, 12, p. 114; figs. 13, 14, p. 115.
  Reginaterreuma daviesae Shear & Mesibov 1995: 73. (In species key.)
  Reginaterreuma daviesae Shear & Mesibov 1997: 171. (In species key and Reginaterreuma species catalogue.)

Holotype. Male.
Locality. NW Centre Peak Ridge, Mt Bartle Frere, Qld, 1400-1500 m.
Collector, date. P.M. Johns, 7-8 October, 1981.
Other data. Berlese no. 358 from sieved rainforest litter.
Deposited. QM; QM S.1464.
Paratypes. In QM: 2 females, details as for holotype, QM S.1465; 1 male, 2 females, details as for holotype but 7-8 November 1981, QM S.1466.

Reginaterreuma major Mauriès, 1987
  Reginaterreuma major Mauriès 1987: 117 (first description),
    table 4, p. 118,
    figs. 23-25, p. 119; figs. 26, 27, p. 120.
  Reginaterreuma major Shear & Mesibov 1995: 73. (In species key.)
  Reginaterreuma major Shear & Mesibov 1997: 171 (in species key),
    172 (in Reginaterreuma species catalogue).

Holotype. Male.
Locality. Summit, TV station, Bellenden Ker Range, Qld, 1560 m.
Collector, date. P.M. Johns, 23-31 October, 1981.
Deposited. QM; QM S.1474.
Paratypes. In MNHN: 1 male, 1 female, details as for holotype, DB 33.
  In QM: 2 males, 10 females, details as for holotype, QM S.1475; 2 males, 2 females, 1 juvenile, details as for holotype but 1-7 November 1981, Berlese no. 338 from sieved rainforest litter, QM S.1476; 1 female, same details as QM S.1476 but Berlese no. 335, QM S.1477; 1 female, same details as QM S.1476 but rainforest stick brushings, QM S.1478.

Reginaterreuma monroei Mauriès, 1987
  Reginaterreuma monroei Mauriès 1987: 109 (first description),
    table 1, p. 109,
    figs. 1-4, p. 110; figs. 5-7, p. 111.
  Reginaterreuma monroei Shear & Mesibov 1995: 73. (In species key.)
  Reginaterreuma monroei Shear & Mesibov 1997: 171. (In species key and Reginaterreuma species catalogue.)
  Reginaterreuma monroei Shelley et al. 2000: 77. (In genus catalogue as type of Reginaterreuma.)

Holotype. Male.
Locality. Mt Finlay, Qld, 15°50'S 145°13'E.
Collectors, date. R. Monroe & V. Davies, 29 November - 4 December 1975.
Deposited. QM; QM S.1460.
Paratype. In QM: 1 female, details as for holotype, QM S.1461.
Other records. Same area as types; listed in Mauriès (1987: 109):
  In MNHN: 1 male, 1 juvenile, 12 Miles Scrub, 15°50'S 145°19'E, DB 33.
  In QM: 1 male, 1 female, 1 juvenile, Shiptons Flat, 15°48'S 145°15'E, R. Monroe & V. Davies, QM S.1462.

Reginaterreuma tarkinensis Shear & Mesibov, 1995
  Reginaterreuma tarkinensis Shear & Mesibov 1995: 73 (in species key, and first description),
    figs. 1-2, p. 72; figs. 3-6, p. 75; figs.7-8, p. 76.
  Reginaterreuma tarkinensis Shear & Mesibov 1997: 171 (in species key),
    172 (in Reginaterreuma species catalogue ),
    fig. 84 (map), p. 177.

Holotype. Male.
Locality. Wombat Hill, Tas, CQ704066, 690 m.
Collector, date. R. Mesibov, 28 September 1990.
Deposited. QVMAG; QVM 23:22343.
Paratypes. As labelled by W. Shear or listed in Shear & Mesibov (1995: 73-74):
  6 males, 10 females from type locality distributed in AM, USNMNH and VMNH.
  In AMNH: 1 male, 1 female, 6km SE of Strahan, Tas, CP640280, N. Platnick, R. Raven & T. Churchill, 30 April 1987; 2 males, 5km S of Renison Bell, Tas, CP680670, 180m, N. Platnick, R. Raven & T. Churchill, 1 May 1987.
  In QVMAG: 1 male, Hibbs Lagoon, Tas, CN603856, 5m, S.J. Smith, 8 January 1987, QVM 23:22266; 2 females, Dark Creek, Tas, CQ206408, 160m, R. Mesibov, 20 December 1988, QVM 23:22268; 2 females, Anthony Road, Tas, CP854680, 840m, P. Greenslade, 18 April 1989, site 2, dead log, QVM 23:6583; 3 females, Savage River Pipeline Road - 22 mile, Tas, CQ560255, 500m, P. Greenslade, 20 April 1989, site 3, myrtle PKD, QVM 23:6578; 1 female, Anthony Road, Tas, CP854680, 840m, J. Diggle, 21 April 1989, site 2, leaf litterQVM 23:22269; 1 female, Dark Creek, Tas, CQ204409, 150m, R. Mesibov, 30 August 1989, QVM 23:22270; 9 males, 14 females, Wombat Hill, Tas, CQ702064, 680m, R. Mesibov, 19 September 1990, QVM 23:22271; 3 females, same details but 20 September 1990, QVM 23:22272; 3 males, 4 females, same details but 21 September 1990, QVM 23:22273; 4 males, 10 females, same details but 22 September 1990, QVM 23:22274; 3 males, 3 females, Wombat Hill, Tas, CQ703065, 670m, R. Mesibov, 23 September 1990, QVM 23:22275; 5 males, 7 females, same details but 24 September 1990, QVM 23:22276; 2 females, same details but 25 September 1990, QVM 23:22277; 2 males, 3 females, same details but 26 September 1990, QVM 23:22278; 3 males, 2 females, same details but 27 September 1990, QVM 23:22279; 1 male, 1 female, details as for holotype, QVM 23:22280; 2 males, 8 females, details as for holotype but 29 September 1990, QVM 23:22281; 5 males, 4 females, details as for holotype but 30 September 1990, QVM 23:22282; 2 males, Roger River, Tas, CQ330483, 210m, R. Mesibov, 17 December 1990, QVM 23:22283; 1 female, Dark Creek, Tas, CQ202410, 150m, R. Mesibov, 24 December 1990, QVM 23:22284; 1 male, Blackwater Rivulet, Tas, CQ249405, 140m, R. Mesibov, 11 January 1991, QVM 23:22285; 3 males, 3 females, Dark Creek, Tas, CQ203410, 150m, R. Mesibov, 13 January 1991, QVM 23:22286; 1 male, Rapid River, Tas, CQ404421, 60m, R. Mesibov, 4 February 1991, QVM 23:22287; fragments, Wandle River, Tas, CQ820193, 620m, R. Mesibov, 22 September 1991, QVM 23:6577; 1 male, 1 female, same details but 27 September 1991, QVM 23:6575; 1 male, 2 females, same details but 28 September 1991, QVM 23:6584; 1 male, Goderich Road, Tas, CQ840190, 610m, R. Mesibov, 11 October 1991, QVM 23:6585; 1 female, same details but 12 October 1991, QVM 23:6873; 1 female, Trowutta Caves, Tas, CQ409517, 180m, R. Mesibov, 21 November 1991, QVM 23:6871; 1 female, Roger River, Tas, CQ376580, 60m, R. Mesibov, 25 November 1991, QVM 23:6872; 1 female, Salmon River, Tas, CQ166534, 50m, R. Mesibov, 26 November 1991, QVM 23:6579; 1 male, 4 females, Argent River, Tas, CP681690, 330m, R. Mesibov, 21 January 1992, QVM 23:6576; 2 males, 1 female, Comstock Creek, Tas, CP562598, 220m, R. Mesibov, 22 January 1992, QVM 23:6591; 1 male, Concert Creek, Tas, CP723639, 510m, R. Mesibov, 22 January 1992, QVM 23:6870; 1 male, 1 female, Duck Creek, Tas, CP408747, 120m, R. Mesibov, 23 January 1992, QVM 23:6582; 3 females, Henty River, Tas, CP588439, 40m, R. Mesibov, 23 January 1992, QVM 23:6874; 2 males, 2 females, Animal Creek, Tas, CP890910, 740m, R. Mesibov, 24 January 1992, QVM 23:6869.
  In TMAG: 1 male, Leenson Road, Tas, CQ268512, 80m, J. Madden et al., 28 November 1974; 1 female, Wandle River at Murchison Highway, Tas, CQ812197, 580m, R. Mesibov, 27 August 1975; 1 female, EZ road to Magnet, Tas, CQ692098, 620m, R. Mesibov, 28 August 1975; 1 male, 2 females, Stephens Rivulet, Tas, CQ284466, 40m, R. Mesibov, 4 February 1976; 1 male, Leenson Road, Tas, CQ268512, 80m, J. Madden et al., 25 April 1976; 1 female, Julius River, Tas, CQ344420 to CQ350432, 120m, R. Mesibov, 2 June 1976; 1 male, same locality but CQ333422, 180m, R. Mesibov, 3 June 1976; 2 females, same locality but CQ347433, 120m, R. Mesibov, 11 July 1976; 1 female, same locality but CQ347433, 120m, R. Mesibov, 22 August 1976; 1 female, Malompto Road, Tas, CQ308586, 100m, R. Mesibov, 24 December 1976; 1 male, Magnet, Tas, CQ712122, 620m, R. Mesibov, 8 January 1977; 1 male, Roger River Reserve, Tas, CQ333524, 60m, R. Mesibov, 15 September 1977.
Other records. Common in western Tas (QVMAG specimens).
Note. For Reginaterreuma tarkinensis images and distribution map, go to the Reginaterreuma tarkinensis page on the Tasmanian Multipedes website.

Reginaterreuma unicolor Mauriès, 1987
  Reginaterreuma unicolor Mauriès 1987: 112 (first description),
    table 3, p. 115,
    figs. 15-18, p. 116; figs. 19-22, p. 117.
  Reginaterreuma unicolor Shear & Mesibov 1995: 73. (In species key.)
  Reginaterreuma unicolor Shear & Mesibov 1997: 171 (in species key),
    172 (in Reginaterreuma species catalogue).

Holotype. Male.
Locality. Westgid Creek (North Branch), Bellenden Ker Range, Qld, 100 m.
Collector, date. P.M. Johns, 1 November 1981.
Other data. Berlese no. 351 from sieved litter.
Deposited. QM; QM S.1467.
Paratypes. In MNHN: 1 male, 1 female, details as for holotype, DB 33.
   In QM: 1 male, 2 females, 3 juveniles, details as for holotype, QM S. 1468; 1 female, 1 juvenile, details as for holotype but Berlese no. 351, QM S. 1470.
Other records. Same area as types; listed in Mauriès (1987: 114):
  In QM: 2 males, 2 females, details as for holotype but cableway base station, 17-24 October 1981, QM S.1471; 1 female, 2 juveniles, same details as QM S.1471, Berlese no. 306, QM S.1472; 1 male, hilltop 5.5 km N of Mt Lewis, 1200 m, Berlese no. 299, G. Monteith & D. Cook, 13 September 1981, QM S.1473.

Reginaterreuma victorianum Shear & Mesibov, 1997
  Reginaterreuma victorianum Shear & Mesibov 1997: 172 (first description),
    figs. 74-77, p. 173; figs. 78, 79, p. 174..

Holotype. Male.
Locality. Beauchamp Falls, 3.6 km ESE of Beech Forest, Otway Ranges, Vic, 38°39'S 143°36'E.
Collectors, date. K. Walker & T. New, 28 January 1992.
Deposited. MV.
Paratypes. In MV: 12 males, 2 females, details as for holotype; 2 males, details as for holotype but P. Lillywhite, G. Milledge & C. McPhee, 30 October 1991; 2 females, details as for holotype but K. Walker & C. McPhee, 4 December 1991; 1 female, details as for holotype but G. Milledge, P. Lillywhite, C. McPhee & B. van Praagh, 11 December 1991; 2 females, details as for holotype but 21-28 January 1992; 1 male, 3 females, Phillips Track, Youngs Creek crossing, 0.5 km N of Triplet Falls, Otway Ranges, Vic, K. Walker, 22 October 1991; 1 female, same locality, K. Walker & C. McPhee, 4 December 1991; 1 male, same locality, K. Walker & T. New, 21-28 January 1992; 1 female, same locality, G. Milledge, C. McPhee, K. Walker & T. New, 20 February 1992; 1 male, 2 females, Maits Rest, 10 km W of Apollo Bay, Otway Ranges, Vic, 38°45'S 143°34'E, K. Walker, 22 October 1991; 1 female, same locality, G. Milledge & C. McPhee, 30 October 1991; 1 female, same locality, K. Walker & T. New, 21-28 January 1992; 1 female, same locality, K. Walker & T. New, 28 January 1992; 2 females, same locality, G. Milledge & C. McPhee, 18-26 February 1992; 2 females, same locality, G. Milledge & C. McPhee, 18 March 1992; 1 male, 2 miles W of Apollo Bay along Ocean Road, Vic, M. Campbell, 8 March 1975.