source of synonymyJeekel, C. A. W. (1999). A new Sechelleptus from Madagascar, with a key to the species of the genus (Diplopoda - Spirostreptida). Myriapod memoranda, 1: 45-57. Amsterdam page(s): 52; note: After comparing the drawing of the gonopod by Attems, 1914, of leprosus, it seems evident that leprosus s. Attems is the same species as metazonalis (S. & Z.). Since leprosus (S. & Z.) was originally ...
After comparing the drawing of the gonopod by Attems, 1914, of leprosus, it seems evident that leprosus s. Attems is the same species as metazonalis (S. & Z.). Since leprosus (S. & Z.) was originally based on a female it is impossible to define the exact position of this species.