Millipedes of Australia

Spirobolida: Spirobolellidae 

Two Australian genera:

Spirobolellus Pocock, 1894
 
Note: Synonyms listed here are for genera in or near Australia. For other synonyms of Spirobolellus, a very widespread genus, see Hoffman 1980: 78.
 
  Spirobolellus
    Spirobolellus Pocock 1894: 389 (in taxonomic discussion),
      391 (in genus and species key),
      398 (first description).
    Spirobolellus Silvestri 1895b: 758. (At head of list of new Spirobolellus species.)
    Spirobolellus Silvestri 1896: 139 (in genus list),
      174 (in genus key).
    Spirobolellus Silvestri 1897b: 651. (In genus list.)
    Spirobolellus Attems 1910: 92. From secondary source, not yet checked.
    Spirobolellus Carl 1912: 167. From secondary source, not yet checked.
    Spirobolellus Brolemann 1913: 117. (Review of genus and redescription.)
    Spirobolellus Attems 1914: 335. (In species catalogue.)
    Spirobolellus Brolemann 1914: 11, 23. (Redescriptions.)
    Spirobolellus Attems 1926: 194. (In genus key.)
    Spirobolellus Carl 1926: 406. (Review of genus.)
    Spirobolellus Brolemann 1931: 278. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Spirobolellus Verhoeff 1932: 1688 (in genus list),
      1694 (review of subgeneric groupings of Carl 1926),
      1699 (in genus key).
    Spirobolellus Hoffman & Keeton 1960: 22. (In genus catalogue.)
    Spirobolellus Hoffman 1969: 182 (in taxonomic discussion),
      184 (in revised genus list for Spirobolellidae).
    Spirobolellus Jeekel 1971: 205. (In genus catalogue.)
    Spirobolellus Hoffman 1980: 78. (In genus catalogue.)
    Spirobolellus Jeekel 1986: 42. (Review of Spirobolellidae in Australia.)
    Spirobolellus Shelley et al. 2000: 23. (In genus catalogue.)
    Spirobolellus Jeekel 2001b: 10. (In species catalogue.)
  Attemsobolus
    Attemsobolus Verhoeff 1924: 100 (in species key),
      101 (in description of 'Attemsobolus bivittatus n. g. n. sp.').
    Attemsobolus Attems 1926: 194. (In genus key.)
    Attemsobolus Verhoeff 1928: 105. (In genus key.)
    Attemsobolus Verhoeff 1932: 1690, 1698. (In genus keys.)
    Attemsobolus Hoffman & Keeton 1960: 9. (In genus catalogue.)
    Attemsobolus Hoffman 1969: 183 (in taxonomic discussion),
      184 (in revised genus list for Spirobolellidae).
    Attemsobolus Jeekel 1971: 193. (In genus catalogue.)
    Attemsobolus Hoffman 1980: 78. (In genus catalogue.)
    Attemsobolus Jeekel 1986: 43. (Review of Spirobolellidae in Australia; synonymised with Spirobolellus.)
    Attemsobolus Jeekel 2001b: 10. (In species catalogue, as synonym of Spirobolellus.)
    [Type species: Attemsobolus bivittatus Verhoeff, 1924, by monotypy.]
  Carlobolellus
    Carlobolellus Brolemann 1931: 291. (Introduced as subgenus of Spirobolellus.)
    Carlobolellus Hoffman 1969: 184. (In revised genus list for Spirobolellidae.)
    Carlobolellus Jeekel 1971: 195. (In genus catalogue.)
    Carlobolellus Hoffman 1980: 78. (In genus catalogue; synonymised with Spirobolellus.)
    Carlobolellus Jeekel 2001b: 10. (In species catalogue, as synonym of Spirobolellus.)
    [Type species: Spirobolellus sarasini Carl, 1926, by monotypy. (New Caledonia)]
  Howeobolus
    Howeobolus Verhoeff 1928: 105 (in genus key),
      107 (in description of 'Howeobolus insularum gen. et sp. nov.').
    Howeobolus Verhoeff 1932: 1691. (In genus key.)
    Howeobolus Hoffman & Keeton 1960: 15. (In genus catalogue.)
    Howeobolus Hoffman 1969: 183 (in taxonomic discussion),
      184 (in revised genus list for Spirobolellidae).
    Howeobolus Jeekel 1971: 199. (In genus catalogue.)
    Howeobolus Hoffman 1980: 78. (In genus catalogue.)
    Howeobolus Jeekel 1986: 43. (Review of Spirobolellidae in Australia; synonymised with Spirobolellus.)
    Howeobolus Jeekel 2001b: 10. (As synonym of Spirobolellus.)
    [Type species: Howeobolus insularum Verhoeff, 1928, by monotypy.]
  Poratobolus
    Poratobolus Verhoeff 1924: 100 (in species key),
      104 (in description of 'Poratobolus mjöbergi n. g. n. sp.').
    Poratobolus Attems 1926: 194. (In genus key.)
    Poratobolus Verhoeff 1928: 105. (In genus key.)
    Poratobolus Verhoeff 1932: 1692, 1699. (In genus keys.)
    Poratobolus Hoffman & Keeton 1960: 19. (In genus catalogue.)
    Poratobolus Hoffman 1969: 184. (Synonymised with Spirobolellus as 'Porotobolus Verhoeff, 1924'.)
    Poratobolus Jeekel 1971: 203. (In genus catalogue.)
    Poratobolus Hoffman 1980: 78. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Spirobolellus.)
    Poratobolus Jeekel 1986: 43. (Review of Spirobolellidae in Australia; as synonym of Spirobolellus.)
    Poratobolus Jeekel 2001b: 10. (In species catalogue, as synonym of Spirobolellus.)
    [Type species: Poratobolus mjoebergi Verhoeff, 1924, by monotypy.]
  Queenslandobolus
    Queenslandobolus Verhoeff 1924: 100 (in species key),
      104 (in description of 'Queenslandobolus sjöstedti n. g. n. sp.').
    Queenslandobolus Attems 1926: 194. (In genus key.)
    Queenslandobolus Verhoeff 1928: 105. (In genus key.)
    Queenslandobolus Verhoeff 1932: 1691, 1699. (In genus keys.)
    Queenslandobolus Hoffman & Keeton 1960: 20. (In genus catalogue.)
    Queenslandobolus Hoffman 1969: 184. (Synonymised with Spirobolellus.)
    Queenslandobolus Jeekel 1971: 204. (In genus catalogue.)
    Queenslandobolus Hoffman 1980: 78. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Spirobolellus.)
    Queenslandobolus Jeekel 1986: 43. (Review of Spirobolellidae in Australia; as synonym of Spirobolellus.)
    Queenslandobolus Jeekel 2001b: 10. (In species catalogue, as synonym of Spirobolellus.)
    [Type species: Queenslandobolus sjoestedti Verhoeff, 1924, by monotypy.]
  Strophobolus
    Strophobolus Chamberlin 1920b: 37. (First description.)
    Strophobolus Hoffman & Keeton 1960: 23. (In genus catalogue.)
    Strophobolus Jeekel 1971: 206. (In genus catalogue.)
    Strophobolus Hoffman 1980: 78. (In genus catalogue.)
    Strophobolus Jeekel 1986: 42. (Review of Spirobolellidae in Australia; synonymised with Spirobolellus.)
    Strophobolus Jeekel 2001b: 10. (In species catalogue, as synonym of Spirobolellus.)
    [Type species: Strophobolus immigrans Chamberlin, 1920, by original designation.]
Type species. Spirobolellus chrysodirus Pocock, 1894, by original designation. (Sumatra)
Distribution. LHI, NSW, Qld; elsewhere in Region and other Regions.
Included species:
    Spirobolellus australianus (Chamberlin, 1920) [NSW]
    Spirobolellus bivittatus (Verhoeff, 1924) [Qld]
    Spirobolellus dorsovittatus (Verhoeff, 1928) [NSW]
    Spirobolellus gemellus Jeekel, 2003 [LHI]
    Spirobolellus granularis Jeekel, 2003 [LHI]
    Spirobolellus immigrans (Chamberlin, 1920) [Australia]
    Spirobolellus insularum (Verhoeff, 1928) [LHI]
    Spirobolellus kurandanus Chamberlin, 1920 [Qld]
    Spirobolellus lugubris (L. Koch, 1865) [NSW]
    Spirobolellus mjoebergi (Verhoeff, 1924) [Qld]
    Spirobolellus scheltemai Jeekel, 2002 [Qld]
    Spirobolellus sjoestedti (Verhoeff, 1924) [Qld]
    and numerous other species in the Pacific and Asia (see Jeekel 2001b)  

Walesbolus Verhoeff, 1928
  Walesbolus Verhoeff 1928: 105 (in genus key),
      106 (in description of 'Walesbolus lobatus gen. et sp. nov.').
  Walesbolus Verhoeff 1932: 1690. (In genus key.)
  Walesbolus Hoffman & Keeton 1960: 24. (In genus catalogue.)
  Walesbolus Hoffman 1969: 183 (in taxonomic discussion),
      184 (in revised genus list for Spirobolellidae).
  Walesbolus Jeekel 1971: 208. (In genus catalogue.)
  Walesbolus Hoffman 1980: 78. (In genus catalogue.)
  Walesbolus Jeekel 1986: 43. (Review of Spirobolellidae in Australia.)
  Walesbolus Jeekel 2001b: 19. (In species catalogue.)
Type species. Walesbolus lobatus Verhoeff, 1928, by monotypy.
Distribution. NSW.
Included species:
    Walesbolus lobatus Verhoeff, 1928 [NSW]
    Walesbolus rainbowi (Brolemann, 1913) [NSW]