Scolopendra laeta fasciata Kraepelin, 1908

Thofern, Detlef, Dupérré, Nadine & Harms, Danilo, 2021, An annotated type catalogue of the centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg, Zootaxa 4977 (1), pp. 1-103 : 74

125. Scolopendra laeta fasciata Kraepelin , 190­8

Fig. 15B

Kraepelin 1908: 126 (as Sc. laeta var. fasciata n. v.)

Type locality and specimens. Diese Varietät tritt in vollkommenster Ausbildung an der Sharks Bay (Stat. 70, Tamala; Stat. 65, Denham) im Norden auf [This variety occurs in its best expression in the North at Sharks Bay (Station 70, Tamla; Station 65 Denham)].

Dimensions. No data available.

Type material. Syntypes 6. AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: ( ZMH-A0000629 , ZMH-A0009366-9368 ), York (station 155) [ca. 31°53’S, 116°46’E]; ( ZMH-A0009371-9372 ), Denham (station 65) [ca. 25°55’S; 113°32’E).

Preservation. 2 jars. Jar 1 ( ZMH-A 0000629, ZMH-A 0009366-9368): Label 1. Hamb.S.W.Austral.Exp. 1905 155 York 11.VIII. (imprint); Label 2. Scolopendra laeta fasciata Krpln Typus York W.Austr. Coll. Michaelsen VI.08 (Kraepelin handwriting) ( Fig. 3D ). Jar 2 ( ZMH-A 0009371-9372): Label. Scol. laeta fasciata Krpln Denham W.Austr. Coll. Michaelsen VI. 08 (Kraepelin handwriting).

Old type catalogue. Weidner (1960), p. 71, No. 79. Syntypes 4, paratypes 2.

Taxonomic remarks. Kraepelin (1908) did not give the number of specimens in his original description but Weidner (1960: 71) listed “ 4 syntypes from York (nach handschriftlichem Katalog von Kraepelin, nach Veröffentlichung Tamala [as listed in Kraepelin’s handwritten catalogue, after publication Tamala]), and 2 types from Denham”. The type locality is York and not Tamala, contra the original publication. Koch (1982) lists this taxon as a colour morph of S. laeta .

Additional material. There are additional syntypes at the ZMB (catalog no. 4653-55) .

Collection remarks. The specimens were collected by Wilhelm Michaelsen during his expedition to Western Australia 1905.

Current systematic position. Junior synonym of Scolopendra laeta ( Haase, 1887) according to Koch (1982: 127).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Historic images: A. Illustration of the private Museum Godeffroy at the Alter Wandrahm 26 (now Speicherstadt) in Hamburg and example of the Godeffroy sales catalogues. Many specimens from the Museum Godeffroy were integrated into the ZMH collections after this museum closed in 1885 and the collections were auctioned. Duplicate specimens were offered for sale in nine sales catalogues (issued between 1864 and 1881) and these catalogues provide the unique Godeffroy number (left column) and critical data on collection localities (third column) but also the sales price. B. Label examples of Pleurogeophilus vetustus (ZMH-A0000568), first label written by K. Kraepelin. C. Label examples of Cormocephalus amphieurys (ZMH- A0000583), first label written by K. Kraepelin. D. Label examples of Scolopendra laeta (ZMH-A0000629), first label written by K. Kraepelin.

FIGURE 15. A. Scolopendra cormocephalina Kohlrausch, 1879. Holotype (ZMH-A0000603). B. Scolopendra laeta fasciata Kraepelin, 1908. Syntype. (ZMH-A0000629). Scale bars: 1.0mm.