Analocostreptus ibanda ( Silvestri, 1907 )

Enghoff, Henrik, 2023, A new distinct, disjunct giant millipede of the genus Spirostreptus Brandt, 1833, from Tanzania, and a solution for orphaned Spirostreptus species (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), Zootaxa 5389 (2), pp. 275-287 : 284

Analocostreptus ibanda ( Silvestri, 1907)

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Archispirostreptus ibanda Silvestri, 1907: 3

Spirostreptus ibanda : Carl (1909: 316)

Analocostreptus ibanda : Silvestri (1910: 471)

Material studied

UGANDA • 1 ♂; Budongo; 13 Apr. 1968; Schiøtz leg.; ZMUC 200670 • 1 ♀; Bussu; 16 May 1923; Silvestri ded.; labelled as “Cotypus!” in Silvestri’s handwriting, but not part of the type series because Bussu is not among the localities mentioned in the original description.

KENYA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; “Sydl. Masai Reservat” (= southern Masai Reservation); 23 Jan. 1935; Dr. B. Benzon leg.; identified as Analocostreptus ibanda by R.L. Hoffman; ZMUC 200671.

The specimen from Kenya represents the first record of A. ibanda from outside Uganda. Images of the gonopods of this specimen are presented in Fig. 4 , as a supplement to the illustrations provided by Silvestri (1909: figs 46–54) and Krabbe (1982: fig. 160).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Analocostreptus ibanda (Silvestri, 1907), male from Kenya (ZMUC 200671). A, B. Left gonopod coxa. A. Posterior view. B. Latero-anterior view. C. Right gonopod telopodite, anterior view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.