Marsikomerus koestneri (Chamberlin,1940)
Marsikomerus koestneri (Chamberlin,1940)
Original description: Chamberlin R.V. (1940). Two new geophiloid chilopods from Mexico and Texas - Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington , 53: 65-66, see p. 65.
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Schendylidae
Original rank: species
Original genus: Simoporus Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1940
Type locality: Mexico: Nuevo León, Cerro Potosí at an elevation of 12,500 ft.
Last taxonomic scrutiny: Hoffman R.L., Pereira L.A. (1991). Systematic and biogeography of Marsikomerus Attems 1938 a misunderstood genus of centipedes (Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae) - Insecta Mundi, 5: 45-60, see p. 54.
Distribution:
-- within Northern America: Nuevo León