original description
Cook, O. F. (1896). On recent diplopod names. <em>Brandtia (A series of occasional papers an Diplopoda and other Arthropoda).</em> 2: 5-8.
page(s): 8 [details]
original description
(of Macheiriophoron Verhoeff, 1897) Verhoeff, K. W. (1897). Beiträge zur Kenntniss paläarktischer Myriopoden. V. Aufsatz: Übersicht der mir genauer bekannten europäischen Chordeumiden-Gattungen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 63(1): 129-138
page(s): 138 [details]
additional source
Kime, R. D.; Enghoff, H. (2021). Atlas of European millipedes 3: Order Chordeumatida (Class Diplopoda). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 769: 1-244., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.769.1497
page(s): 100; note:
This genus epitomizes the difficulties with interpreting morphological variation in terms of a meaningful
taxonomy. Rhymogona has been regarded as a monospecific genus or a “ring species” (Pedrol...
This genus epitomizes the difficulties with interpreting morphological variation in terms of a meaningful
taxonomy. Rhymogona has been regarded as a monospecific genus or a “ring species” (Pedroli-Christen &
Scholl 1996a, 1996b), but we here follow Spelda (2005) and recognize five separate species.
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Macheiriophoron alemannicum
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Macheiriophoron alemannicum
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Macheiriophoron montivagum
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Macheiriophoron silvaticum
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Macheiriophoron silvaticum
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