Kosswigibius Chamberlin, 1952


The valid name for Kosswigibius Chamberlin, 1952 is Harpolithobius Verhoeff, 1904

Kosswigibius Chamberlin, 1952

Original description: Chamberlin R.V. (1952). On the Chilopoda from Turkey - Istanbul Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Mecmuasi, Revue de la Faculté de Sciences de l'Université d'Istanbul, 17B: 183-258, see p. 242.

Order: Lithobiomorpha

Family: Lithobiidae

Original rank: genus

Type species: Kosswigibius polonezenus Chamberlin, 1952 - by original designation

Synonymy: Zapparoli M. (1999). The present knowledge of the centipede fauna of Anatolia (Chilopoda) - Biogeographia, 20: 105-177, see p. 132.

Notes: Eason (1974 - Symp. Zool. Soc. London, 32: 69) considers Kosswigibius Chamberlin, 1952 a possible synonym of Euporodontus Verhoeff, 1942; although not yet formalized, the identity of Koswigibius Chamberlin, 1952 with Harpolithobius Verhoeff, 1904 is quoted here according to Zapparoli (1999 - Biogeographia, Lav. Soc. ital. biogeogr., n.s., 20: 132), were the generotype, K. polonezenus Chamberlin, 1952, is listed under Harpolithobius Verhoeff, 1904