Trachysphaera schmidtii Heller, 1858

Antić, Dragan, Šević, Mirko, Macek, Oliver & Akkari, Nesrine, 2021, Review of Trachysphaera Heller, 1858 (Diplopoda: Glomerida: Glomeridae) in Serbia, with taxonomic notes on the genus, Zootaxa 5047 (3), pp. 273-299 : 286-289

5. Trachysphaera schmidtii Heller, 1858

Figs 1F, G , 7–10 , 12A .

Trachysphaera Schmidtii (sic!) Heller, 1858: 317, figs 1–6.

Trachysphaera schmidtii — Sillaber (1987: 179–188, figs 1–3, 5, 7, 9, 11–18); Tabacaru (1988: 53; 1990: 26–29, fig. 1).

Trachysphaera schmidti (sic!) — Thaler & Neuherz (1978: 34); Kime & Enghoff (2011: 38, 134).

Gervaisia noduligera Verhoeff, 1906: 812 , 815, 819, figs 14, 17, 18 [synonymized by Sillaber (1987: 181)].

Gervaisia noduligera —Verhoeff (1980: 531, 533, fig. 3); Schubart (1934: 54, 55, figs 73, 74); Attems (1929: 313; 1943: 79, 82–84, figs 9–13); Strasser (1958: 164, fig. 26).

Gervaisia noduligera noduligera — Jermy (1942: 59, 60, 68, fig. 202).

Trachysphaera noduligera auct.— Thaler & Neuherz (1978: 33, figs 1, 3, 4, 10, 11).

Trachysphaera noduligera noduligera — Strasser (1971: 13).

Trachysphaera noduligera — Tabacaru (1988: 55).

Gervaisia noduligera styrica Verhoeff, 1906: 812 , 819, figs 1, 2 [appeared in the synonym list of T. n. noduligera by Strasser (1971: 13)].

Gervaisia noduligera var. styrica — Verhoeff (1908: 532); Attems (1929: 313).

Trachysphaera noduligera styrica — Strasser (1971: 13).

Gervaisia noduligera hungarica Jermy (1942: 60 , 68, 73, fig. 201).

Trachysphaera noduligera hungarica — Tabacaru (1988: 55).

Gervaisia illyrica Verhoeff, 1908: 531 , 534, figs 2, 12, 13 [synonymized with a question mark (?) under noduligera by Strasser & Minelli (1984: 198), later appeared in the synonym lists of noduligera by Foddai et al. (1995: 12)].

Gervaisia illyrica — Strasser (1938: 402, 403; 1962: 467); Attems (1929: 313; 1943: 79, 86; 1959: 334, figs 65–69); Jermy (1942: 64, 65).

Gervaisia noduligera var. illyrica — Strasser (1959: 6, figs 2, 5).

Trachysphaera illyrica — Tabacaru (1988: 55).

Trachysphaera noduligera illyrica — Strasser (1971: 13).

Gervaisia costata var. acutula Latzel, 1884: 89 , figs 41, 42, syn. n. [since probably most of the numerous subsequent identifications of acutula fail to concern Latzel’s (1884) acutula , but belong to acutula in the sense of Verhoeff (1898, 1899, 1906), here we refer only to the original name)].

Gervaisia multiclavigera Verhoeff, 1898: 163–165 , figs 5–7, 9, 10, syn. n.

Gervaisia multiclavigera — Verhoeff (1906: 810, 811, 819; 1908: 531); Attems (1929: 313; 1943: 79, 84, 85, figs 15, 16).

Gervaisia costata multiclavigera — Verhoeff (1899: 185, 186, fig. 3).

Gervaisia multiclavigera declivis Verhoeff, 1906: 811 , 819, figs 12, 13 [synonymized under multiclavigera by Strasser (1971: 13)].

Gervaisia multiclavigera declivis — Attems (1929: 313).

Trachysphaera multiclavigera — Strasser (1971: 13); Tabacaru (1988: 54); Kime & Enghoff (2011: 37, 131).

Gervaisia cultrifera Verhoeff, 1906: 810 , 815, 816, 820, 821, syn. n.

Gervaisia cultrifera — Verhoeff (1908: 530, fig. 5); Verhoeff (1910: 162); Attems (1943: 79, 86, fig. 20); Strasser (1958: 162, figs 23, 24).

Trachysphaera cultrifera — Strasser & Minelli (1984: 198); Tabacaru (1988: 54); Kime & Enghoff (2011: 36, 126).

Material examined. Serbia ( IZB): Mountain Fruška gora : 4 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, 2 juveniles, Glavica , 25.03.2000, I. Kara- man leg .; 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 4 juveniles, Savina voda, Glavica , 05.03.2001, I. Karaman leg. ; 1 ♀, Stražilovo , 15.11.2011, D. Savić leg. ; 1 juvenile, Rakovački potok, 02.06.2018, D. Antić, S. Makarov leg. ; 2 ♂♂, 1 juvenile, Vrdnik , 02.06.2018, D. Antić, S. Makarov leg. ; 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, same locality, but 01.03.2019, D. Antić, D. Stojanović, M. Šević, R. Beretić leg. ; 1 ♀, same locality, but 28.11.2019, D. Antić, D. Stojanović, S. Aničić leg. ; Zasavica : 1 ♂, Vrbovac, 2013, M. Stanković leg.; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 1 juvenile, Trebljevine, Banovo Polje , 27.11.2019, D. Antić, D. Stojanović, S. Aničić, M. Šević leg. ; 2 ♀♀, same locality, but 13.03.2020, M. Stanković, M. Šević leg. ; Belgrade: 5 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀, 5 juveniles, Topčider, Milošev konak, 06.10.1992 ; 200 ex. (♂♂, ♀♀, juveniles), same locality, but 29.05.1993 ; 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, Avala Mt., Čarapićev brest, 04.03.2021, D. Antić leg. ; Valjevo : 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, 4 juveniles, Petnička Cave, village Petnica , 22.06.2001, S. Ćurčić leg. ; 5 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, 1 juvenile, same locality, but 16.06., M. Petković leg. ; Kosjerić: 3 ♂♂, 1 juvenile, Filipići , 28.04.2000, I. Karaman leg. ; Miroč Mt.: 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Buronov Ponor Cave , 14.07.2002, S. Ognjenović leg. ; 1 juvenile, same locality, but 17.03.2015, D. Antić leg. ; Despotovac: 1 ♀, 4 juveniles, in front of the cave Bela Sala, Suvaja Canyon , 19.04.1997, S. Pešić leg. ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, 2 juveniles, same locality, but 24.07.1997, I. Karaman leg. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( IZB) : 1 ♂, Snježnica Cave, near Jajce , 18.11.2012, T. Rađa leg. Slovenia ( IZB): 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, 6 juveniles, Jama pri Metliki Pit , Metlika, 21.07.2015, Ž. Fišer, A. Croxeil, E. Premate, D. Škufca leg. ; 2 ♀♀, 1 juvenile, Hajdučka jama Pit, Bedenj , Črnomelj, 23.07.2015, Ž. Fišer, D. Škufca, E. Premate, A. Croxeil leg. ; 1 ♂, 1 juvenile, Džud Pit, Mali Nerajec , Črnomelj, 28.07.2015, Ž. Fišer, D. Škufca, E. Premate, A. Croxeil leg.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Trachysphaera species in situ, Serbia (IZB). A–C. T. cristangula (Attems, 1943) from Mucina voda, near Ivanjica (A, B—♂, C—♀). D, E. T. lobotarsus (Attems, 1943) from Medvednik Mt. (D—♂, E—♂ and ♀). F, G. T. schmidtii Heller, 1858 (F—specimens from Avala Mt., G—♀ from Stražilovo, Fruška gora Mt.). H, I. T. similicostata (Radu & Ceuca, 1951) from Stara Planina Mt. (H—specimen from near Ponor, Dojkinci village, I—specimens from no-name cave I, Temska village). All pictures by Dragan Antić, except for G by Dragiša Savić.

FIGURE 7. Trachysphaera schmidtii Heller, 1858 from Serbia (IZB). A, C, E. Specimens from Petnička Cave. B, D. ♂ from Vrdnik, Fruška gora Mt. F–I. ♂ from Trebljevine, Zasavica. A. ♂, habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, dorsal view. C. ♂, habitus, lateral view. D. Habitus, lateral view. E. Juvenile, habitus, lateral view. F. Leg-pair 17, anterior view. G. Leg-pair 18, anterior view. H. Telopods, anterior view. I. Left telopod, posterior view. Scale bars: 1 mm (A–E) and 0.2 mm (F–I).

FIGURE 8. Trachysphaera schmidtii Heller, 1858. A, B, H. ♂ syntype, ex. Gervaisia costata var. acutula Latzel, 1884, syn. n., from the Eastern Alps or Carpathians (NHMW MY1822). C, D, E, I. ♂♂, ex. Gervaisia cultrifera Verhoeff, 1906, syn. n. (NHMW MY1838 and NHMW MY1841), F, G, J. ♂ syntype, ex. Gervaisia multiclavigera Verhoeff, 1898, syn. n., from Bosnia and Herzegovina (NHMW MY1865). A, B. Habitus, lateral and dorsal views, respectively. C, D. ♂ syntype from Sabine Mountains (Sabinergebirge), Italy, habitus, lateral and dorsal views, respectively (NHMW MY1838). E. ♂ from Camerata Vec- chia, Italy, habitus, lateral view (NHMW MY1841). F, G. Habitus, lateral and dorsal views, respectively. H. Gervaisia costata var. acutula Latzel, 1884, syn. n., telopods, anterior view (NHMW MY1822). I. Gervaisia cultrifera Verhoeff, 1906, syn. n., telopods, anterior view (NHMW MY1841). J. Gervaisia multiclavigera Verhoeff, 1898, syn. n., telopods, posterior view (NHMW MY1865). Scale bars: 1 mm (A–G) and 0.2 mm (H–J).

FIGURE 9. Trachysphaera schmidtii Heller, 1858, telopods, anterior views (IZB). A. ♂ from Trebljevine, Zasavica, Serbia. B. ♂ from Topčider, Belgrade, Serbia. C. ♂ from Petnička Cave, Serbia. D. ♂ from Buronov Ponor Cave, Serbia. E. ♂ from Džud Pit, Črnomelj, Slovenia. F. ♂ from Jama pri Metliki Pit, Metlika, Slovenia. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 10. Trachysphaera schmidtii Heller, 1858, juveniles from Topčider, Belgrade, Serbia (IZB). A. II stadium. B. III stadium. C. IV stadium. D. V stadium. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 12. Distribution of the genus Trachysphaera Heller, 1858 in Serbia. A. Identified specimens. B. Unidentified specimens.