Typhloiulus montellensis Verhoeff, 1930

Vagalinski, Boyan, Stoev, Pavel & Enghoff, Henrik, 2015, A review of the millipede genus Typhloiulus Latzel, 1884 (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae), with a description of three new species from Bulgaria and Greece, Zootaxa 3999 (3), pp. 334-362 : 343

Typhloiulus montellensis Verhoeff, 1930

Typhloiulus montellensis Verhoeff, 1930

Typhloiulus (Stygiiulus) montellensis: Manfredi 1932 Typhloiulus (Stygiiulus) montellensis rotundatus Strasser, 1962 Typhloiulus (Stygiiulus) montellensis montellensis: Paoletti 1978 Typhloiulus montellensis montellensis: Minelli 1985

Typhloiulus montellensis rotundatus: Minelli 1985

Material. All from Italy, 8 ♂, 3 ♀ (EP), Veneto, Montello, Nervesa della Battaglia, Grotta grande di Val Boera (1143 V /TV), 160 m, 29.VI.2008, D. Bianco & E. Piva leg.; 4 ♂, 6 ♀ (EP), Veneto, Montello, Nervesa della Battaglia, Tavaran Grando (69 V /TV), 100 m, 07.III.1992, G. Peretto & E. Piva leg.; 3 ♂, 4 ♀ (EP), Veneto, Montello, Nervesa della Battaglia, Tavaran Longo (77 V /TV), 115 m, 29.II.1992, E. Piva leg., 5 ♂, 2 ♀ ( T. m. rotundatus ) (EP), Veneto, Colline di Conegliano, Susegana, Grotta Anak (6622 V/TV), 200 m, 16.V.1999, G. Peretto & E. Piva leg.; 1 ♂, 4 ♀ ( T. m. rotundatus ) (EP), Veneto, Colline di Conegliano, San Pietro di Feletto, La Bora (1252 V /TV), 110 m, 24.III.1996, G. Peretto & E. Piva leg.; 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( T. m. rotundatus ) (EP), Veneto, Colline di Conegliano, San Pietro di Feletto, Buso del Zambon (6080 V/TV), 190 m, 17.III.1996, G. Peretto & E. Piva leg.; 1 ♂, 4 ♀ (T. m.. rotundatus) (EP), Veneto, Colline di Conegliano, San Pietro di Feletto, Grotta del Mulino (2112 V / TV), 115 m, 26.III.1994, E. Piva leg.; 3 ♂, 1 ♀ ( T. m. rotundatus ) (EP), Veneto, Colline di Conegliano, San Pietro di Feletto, Bus del Tedeschi (1818 V /TV), 100 m, 11.XII.1993, E. Piva leg.; 3 ♂, 4 ♀ ( T. m. rotundatus ) (EP), Veneto, Colline di Conegliano, Susegana, Grotta Crede-a (2098 V /TV), 175 m, 20.II.1993, E. Piva leg.; 2 ♂, 2 ♀ (EP), Veneto, Massiccio del Grappa, Cavaso del Tomba, Speoncia del Diaol (1811 V /TV), 275 m, 15.XI.1998, G. Peretto & E. Piva leg.; 3 ♂, 1 ♀ (EP), Veneto, Montello, Nervesa della Battaglia (Treviso), q. 140, Bus de le Fate Superiore (76 (V/Tv), 8.IX., 9.X.1982, E. Piva & I. Ferrari leg.; 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( T. m. montellensis ) ( ZMUC), 1278 V BL, Fogola de Toni Mondin, karst area MG05, near Quero, date?, C. Cipolat & L. Tisat leg.; 1 ♂ ( MCSNB), Montello, Grotta Tavaran Grande, date and collector unknown; 1 ♂ ( MCSNB), Nervesa della Battaglia, Bus delle Fratte, date and collector unknown; ZMB 12308, 1 ♂ ( ZMB), Venetien, Verhoeff leg., Jr. No 3760/30.

Descriptive notes. Labrum with a row of 20 setae. Ozopores placed far behind pro-metazonal suture. Epiproct short, straight. Male legs in anterior part of body with a large, crested adhesive pad on tibia, without pads or other modifications on remaining podomeres. Distal parts of gonopods protruding from gonopodal sinus.

Distribution. Known from numerous caves in the region north of Venice, up to the Alpine foothills; also recorded from outside caves ( Minelli 1985; present study).