Ballophilus braunsi explained

Ballophilus braunsi is a species of arthropod in the genus Ballophilus. It is found in South Africa. It has two subspecies: Ballophilus braunsi braunsi and Ballophilus braunsi nimbanus.^[1] The original description of this species is based on female specimens with 59 or 61 pairs of legs,^[2] but males of this species can have as few as 57 leg pairs.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details.
2. Silvestri . F. . 1907 . Neue und wenig bekannte Myriopoden des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg (1. Teil) . Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg . 2 . 229-257 [244] . Zobodat.
3. Book: Attems, Carl . Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha . De Gruyter . 1929 . 978-3-11-143063-8 . 102 . de . 10.1515/9783111430638.