Megaphyllum Verhoeff, 1894

Lazányi, Eszter & Vagalinski, Boyan, 2013, Redefinition of the millipede subgenus Megaphyllum sensu stricto Verhoeff, 1894 and neotype designation for Megaphyllum austriacum (Latzel, 1884) (Myriapoda: Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae), Zootaxa 3741 (1), pp. 55-100 : 57

Genus Megaphyllum Verhoeff, 1894

Megaphyllum Verhoeff, 1894d: 322

Brachyiulus: Verhoeff 1894c: 342 ; 1896b: 211.

Chromatoiulus: Attems 1927: 217 ; 1940: 305; Lohmander 1936: 143.

On the basis of Verhoeff (1894d) and Akkari et al. (2011) the genus Megaphyllum was defined by Lazányi et al. (2012) as: “Eyes visible, two frontal setae present. Male mandibular stipes with protruding lobe. Openings of the repugnatorial glands small, lying on the suture between prozonite and metazonite, touching the suture distally, metazonital striation present. Preanal process strong and pointed. First male leg-pair forms a hook, second leg-pair with pads on the two penultimate leg-segments. Gonopods protruding, directed posteriorly; basis of gonopods hidden, though not in a really deep gonopod sinus. Promere almost as long as opisthomere. Opisthomere complex, bearing one or more processes. Flagellum well-developed, long and strong.”

Type species: Megaphyllum projectum Verhoeff, 1894 ”.