Taiyubius purpureus (Chamberlin,1901)



Taiyubius purpureus (Chamberlin,1901)

Original description: Chamberlin R.V. (1901). List of the myriapod family Lithobiidae of Salt Lake County Utah with description of five new species - Proceedings of the United States National Museum , 24: 21-25, see p. 24.

Order: Lithobiomorpha

Family: Lithobiidae

Original rank: species

Original genus: Lithobius Leach, 1814

Type locality: Utah: Salt Lake City, Jordan River

Last taxonomic scrutiny: Chamberlin R.V. (1922). Further studies on North American Lithobiidae - Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, 57: 259-382, see p. 311.

Distribution:

-- within Northern America: Utah

Notes: non Lithobius (Monotrasobius) purpureus (Takakuwa, 1938)