Lithobius (Lithobius) quadridentatus Menge, 1851



The valid name for Lithobius (Lithobius) quadridentatus Menge, 1851 is Lithobius forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lithobius (Lithobius) quadridentatus Menge, 1851

Original description: Menge A. (1851). Myriapoden der Umgegend von Danzig - Neueste Schriften der Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Danzig, 4(4): 1-22, see p. 12.

Order: Lithobiomorpha

Family: Lithobiidae

Original rank: species

Original genus: Lithobius Leach, 1814

Type locality: Poland: bei Ohra

Synonymy: Menge A. (1851). Myriapoden der Umgegend von Danzig - Neueste Schriften der Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Danzig, 4(4): 1-22, see p. 12.

Notes: Eason (1994 - Bull. Zool. nomencl., 51: 133) considers Lithobius quadridentatus Menge, 1851 as a senior subjective synonym of Lithobius piceus L. Koch, 1862; MZ [FaEu] considers this name under Lithobius forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) after a revision of the type material