Pachymerium syriacum explained

Pachymerium syriacum is a species of centipede in the family Geophilidae.[1] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 110 mm in length with 87 pairs of legs.[2] [3] Authorities now place this species in another genus under the name Gnathoribautia syriaca, a species found in Turkey, Greece, and Lebanon.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pachymerium syriacum (Attems, 1903). https://web.archive.org/web/20131014034548/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=375196. dead. October 14, 2013. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. October 12, 2013.
  2. Attems . Carl . 1903 . Synopsis der Geophiliden . Zoologische Jahrbücher . German . 18 . 155-302 [257] . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Book: Attems, Carl . Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha . De Gruyter . 1929 . 978-3-11-143063-8 . Attems . Karl . 249 . de . 10.1515/9783111430638.
  4. Bonato . Lucio . Minelli . Alessandro . 2014-03-03 . Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of Europe: a revised list of species, with taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes . Zootaxa . 3770 . 1 . 1-136 [49] . 10.11646/zootaxa.3770.1.1 . 1175-5334.
  5. Web site: Bonato . L. . Chagas Junior . A. . Edgecombe . G.D. . Lewis . J.G.E. . Minelli . A. . Pereira . L.A. . Shelley . R.M. . Stoev . P. . Zapparoli . M. . 2016 . Gnathoribautia syriaca (Attems,1903) . 2024-01-20 . ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda).