Ballophilus riveroi Chamberlin, 1950



Ballophilus riveroi Chamberlin, 1950

Original description: Chamberlin R.V. (1950). Some chilopods from Puerto Rico - Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington , 63: 155-160, see p. 157.

Order: Geophilomorpha

Family: Schendylidae ("Ballophilinae")

Original rank: species

Original genus: Ballophilus Cook, 1896

Type locality: Puerto Rico: ‘Adjuntas’

Last taxonomic scrutiny: Pereira L.A., Foddai D., Minelli A. (1997). First record of ballophilid centipede from Argentina with a description of Ballophilus ramirezi n. sp. (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Ballophilidae). - Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 31: 170-178, see p. 172.

Distribution:

-- within Southern America: Puerto Rico