Millipedes of Australia


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Chordeumatida
Polydesmida
Polyxenida
Polyzoniida
Siphonophorida
Sphaerotheriida
Spirobolida
Spirostreptida
 
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species



Order
Spirostreptida


Family
Cambalidae
 
Genus
Apocoptogonus
Dimerogonus
Euryischiogonus
Proscelomerion
Stenischiogonus


Family
Iulomorphidae
 
Genus
Amastigogonus
Atelomastix
Dinocambala
Merioproscelum
Podykipus
Samichus
Thaumaceratopus
Victoriocambala


Unplaced spp.


Spirostreptida: Iulomorphidae:
Merioproscelum spp.

Go to Merioproscelum synonymy on Iulomorphidae introduction page


 

Merioproscelum penicilligerum Verhoeff, 1924
  Merioproscelum penicilligerum Verhoeff 1924: 88 (first description),
    figs. 41, 44-49, pl. 3.
  Merioproscelum penicilligerum Verhoeff 1932: Figs. 1043-1045, p. 1734; fig. 1046, p. 1735.
  Merioproscelum penicilligerum Jeekel 1971: 111. (In genus catalogue as type of Merioproscelum.)
  Merioproscelum penicilligerum Jeekel 1981: 40. (In list of species recorded from eastern Australia.)

Syntypes. 2 males and 1 female.
Locality. Blackall Range, Qld.
Collector, date. Collected in October (Verhoeff 1924: 90) during Dr E. Mjöberg's Australia expeditions, 1910-1913.
Deposited. No information yet. NHRM?