Stenobolus insularis, Carl, 1918: 453 - 456

Hollier, John, Stöckli, Eduard, Wesener, Thomas, Mesibov, Robert, Decker, Peter & Sierwald, Petra, 2020, An annotated list of the millipede (Diplopoda) species described by Johann Carl, Revue suisse de Zoologie 127 (1), pp. 183-240 : 208

insularis Carl, 1918: 453-456 , figs 33-36 [ Stenobolus ].

Male-Atoll, Maledives. Muséum de Genève. One ♂, an unspecified number of ♀ and one juvenile ♂.

The MHNG collection contains four specimens in alcohol in three vials. The first vial (MHNG-ARTO-14263) contains one specimen with a pin running the length of the body and a small vial containing gonopods and other fragments. This specimen, the only ♂, is here designated lectotype. The second vial (MHNG-ARTO-14264) contains one specimen with a pin running the length of the body. The third vial (MHNG-ARTO-14265) contains two specimens, each with a pin running the length of the body. The locality label has “ Male Atoll, Maledives” written on it in pencil, and the identification labels have “ Maldives ” and “ Maldives types ” written on them respectively, indicating that the specimens are types. Stenobolus insularis is the type species of the genus Stenobolus Carl, 1918 by monotypy ( Jeekel, 1971) .

Stenobolus insularis Carl, 1918 , Pachybolidae