Metamastigophorophyllon martensi Mauries 1982, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Antić, Dragan Ž.
name: Makarov, Slobodan E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Diplopoda
Chordeumatida
Anthroleucosomatidae
Metamastigophorophyllon
Metamastigophorophyllon martensi

description: Metamastigophorophyllon martensi (Mauriès, 1982), comb. nov.
Figs 110–112
Persedicus martensi Mauriès, 1982: 385 –390, figs 1–6, syn. nov.
Diagnosis. Differs from the other Metamastigophorophyllon species by the general shape of sternal lamella and inner branches of the anterior gonopods.
Type locality. IRAN: Province Mazandaran, 11 km E Alasht, dense forest, wet litter, 1400 m asl.
Material studied (total: 143 males, 95 females, 13 juveniles). All from AZERBAIJAN: 29 males, 24 females, 1 juvenile (ZMUM ρ3372), 1 male (IZB), Farm Azerbaijan, ca 10 km SE of Lerik, 550 m asl, Quercus, Caprinus, Acer etc., along stream, litter, wood, 12 Oct. 1983, S. Golovatch leg.; 7 males, 1 female, 2 juveniles, Lenkoran District, Apo, ca 8 km SW of Alexeevka, Quercus, Acer, Carpinus, Parrotia, etc., 250–370 m, litter, wood and under stones, 14–16 Oct. 1983, S. Golovatch leg. (ZMUM ρ3373); 25 males, 9 juveniles, Astara District, Istisu, ca 8 km WSW of Astara, Quercus, Acer, Carpinus, etc. forest, 10–30 m asl, litter and under bark, 18 Oct. 1983, S. Golovatch leg. (ZMUM ρ3374); 67 males, 32 females (ZMUM ρ3375), 3 males (IZB), Istisu, ca 8 km SW of Masally, Quercus, Acer, Carpinus, etc. forest, 80–140 m asl, litter, under bark and stones, 19–20 Oct. 1983, S. Golovatch leg.; 8 females, 1 juvenile, Astara, Istisu, W Astara, 100 m asl, 2–06 Jun. 1996, S. Golovatch leg. (ZMUM ρ3376); 2 females, Lenkoran District, Siyablı, Parrotia, Zelkovia, Quercus coppice, steep slope, 26 Mar. 2015, D. Antić, H. Reip & F. Walther leg. (IZB); 1 male, 1 female, Lerik rayon, Hyrcan Nature Reserve, Piran, northwestern town exit, pasture with single trees (Parrotia, Zelkovia, Crataegus), 26 Mar. 2015, D. Antić, H. Reip & F. Walther leg. (SMNG); 4 males, 8 females, Lerik rayon, Hyrcan Nature Reserve, road Lenkoran – Lerik at km 32, small side valley, forest of Parrotia -trees with some Quercus, thick leave layer, 26 Mar. 2015, D. Antić, H. Reip & F. Walther leg. (IZB); 1 female, Lerik rayon, Hyrcan Nature Reserve, Günəşli, 2 km towards Lerik, Quercus forest in a small valley between pastures, 26 Mar. 2015, D. Antić, H. Reip & F. Walther leg. (IZB); 5 males, 9 females, Astara rayon, Hyrcan Nature Reserve, SW of Zünqüləş, beginning of a small valley, Parotia & Alnus bushes, in the leaves, 27 Mar. 2015, D. Antić, H. Reip & F. Walther leg. (SMNG); 1 male, 4 females, Astara rayon, Hyrcan Nature Reserve, SW of Zünqüləş, end of small valley, steep slope, Parrotia, Quercus, Acer trees - under leaves, under rotten tree trunks, 27 Mar. 2015, D. Antić, H. Reip & F. Walther leg. (IZB); 4 females, Lenkoran District, Hyrcan Nature Reserve, SW of Aşağı Apu, Quercus forest - within leaves and rotten wood, 27 Mar. 2015, D. Antić, H. Reip & F. Walther leg. (IZB); 1 female, Lenkoran District, Hyrcan Nature Reserve, Daştatük 1.3 km of Xanbulan Reservoir, Parrotia forest, diverse bushes, under leaves, 27 Mar. 2015, D. Antić, H. Reip & F. Walther leg. (IZB).
Distribution. Azerbaijan, Iran (Mauriès 1982; Enghoff & Moravvej 2005, present study) (Fig. 166, violet circle).
description: Published as part of Antić, Dragan Ž. & Makarov, Slobodan E., 2016, The Caucasus as a major hotspot of biodiversity: Evidence from the millipede family Anthroleucosomatidae (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida), pp. 1-205 in Zootaxa 4211 (1) on pages 133-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4211.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/272750