Millipedes of Australia

Spirostreptida: Iulomorphidae:
Podykipus spp.

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Podykipus affinis Verhoeff, 1924
  Podykipus affinis Verhoeff 1924: 91 (first description),
    92 (in species key),
    ;fig. 60, pl. 3; figs. 61, 62, pl. 4.

Syntypes. 1 male and 2 females.
Locality. Perth area, WA.
Collector, date. Collected 23 August 1911 (Verhoeff 1924: 93) during Dr E. Mjöberg's Australia expeditions, 1910-1913.
Deposited. No information yet. NHRM?

Podykipus collinus Attems, 1911
  Podykipus collinus Attems 1911: 148 (in species list),
    184 (first description),
    fig. 51, p. 184; figs. 52, 53, p. 185; figs. 54-57, p. 186.
  Podykipus collinus Verhoeff 1913: 60. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Podykipus collinus Attems 1914: 292. (In species catalogue.)
  Podykipus collinus Chamberlin 1920a: 172. (In species catalogue.)
  Podykipus collinus Verhoeff 1924: 93. (In species key.)
  Podykipus collinus Jeekel 1971: 113. (In genus catalogue; designated as type of Podykipus.)

Types. At least 7 syntypes:
  In ZMB: 2 males, 2 females and 1 juveniles, ZMB 5159 (Moritz & Fischer 1974: 358), from East of Fremantle, WA, Hamburg Expedition station 116, various possible dates (Michaelsen & Hartmeyer 1907: 114).
  In ZMH: 1 or more syntypes (Weidner 1960: 100) from Gooseberry Hill, WA, Hamburg Expedition station 152, 31 May 1905 (Michaelsen & Hartmeyer 1907: 116).
  In WAM: 1 female, WAM 13/7146 (Koch 1980: 301; see also WAM types webpage), from Subiaco North, WA, Hamburg Expedition station 109, various possible dates (Michaelsen & Hartmeyer 1907: 114).

Podykipus leptoiuloides Attems, 1911
  Podykipus leptoiuloides Attems 1911: 148 (in species list),
    186 (first description),
    figs. 58-60, p. 187; figs. 61-65, p. 188.
  Podykipus leptoiuloides Verhoeff 1913: 60 (in taxonomic discussion),
    figs. 1, 2, p. 60; fig. 3, p. 61.
  Podykipus leptoiuloides Attems 1914: 292. (In species catalogue.)
  Podykipus leptoiuloides Chamberlin 1920a: 172. (In species catalogue.)
  Podykipus leptoiuloides Verhoeff 1924: 93. (In species key.)
  Podykipus leptoiuloides Verhoeff 1932: Figs. 1047, 1048, p. 1736.

Types. At least 15 syntypes:
  ZMB holds 2 male, 3 female and 4 juvenile syntypes, ZMB 5160a (Moritz & Fischer 1974: 364), from Mundaring Weir, WA, Hamburg Expedition station 101, 9 August 1905 (Michaelsen & Hartmeyer 1907: 114) and 1 fragmented syntype, ZMB 5160b (Moritz & Fischer 1974: 364), from Pickering Brook, WA, Hamburg Expedition station 154, 22 July 1905 (Michaelsen & Hartmeyer 1907: 116).
  ZMH holds a 'paratype' (Weidner 1960: 100) from Lion Mill, WA, Hamburg Expedition station 99, various dates possible (Michaelsen & Hartmeyer 1907: 114), and a 'paratype' (Weidner 1960: 100) from Jarrahdale, WA (Hamburg Expedition station 129), 19-20 September 1905 (Michaelsen & Hartmeyer 1907: 115).
  WAM holds a syntype, WAM 13/7153 (Koch 1980: 301; see also WAM types webpage), from Collie, WA, Hamburg Expedition station 137, 26 August 1905 (Michaelsen & Hartmeyer 1907: 115).
  There are also 2 P. leptoiuloides syntype samples in ZSM, A20041611 and A20041612, from 'Western Australia'.