Strigamia exul ( Meinert, 1886 )

Bonato, Lucio, Dányi, László, Socci, Antonio Augusto & Minelli, Alessandro, 2012, Species diversity of Strigamia Gray, 1843 (Chilopoda: Linotaeniidae): a preliminary synthesis, Zootaxa 3593, pp. 1-39 : 14

Strigamia exul ( Meinert, 1886) *

References for morphology: Meinert 1886; Cook 1896; Crabill in Mercurio 2010.

Taxonomic notes. Described originally as a species of Scolioplanes , it was cited rarely in the literature, under either Scolioplanes or Tomotaenia. After re-examining the holotype, Cook (1896) recognized it as a distinct species. It is assigned here to Strigamia for the first time (new combination) because it shares all major diagnostic features of Strigamia . However, it is considered a distinct species only tentatively, because available information is not enough to distinguish it confidently from other species, including S. epileptica and S. fusata .

Distribution: unknown. The single known specimen is of uncertain provenance, but probably from North America ( Attems 1929; Mercurio 2010).