Saussure, H. L. F. de; Zehntner, L. (1902). Myriapodes de Madagascar. In: Grandidier, A. (Ed.),. <em>Histoire physique naturelle et politique de Madagascar.</em> 27(53): 1-356. Paris., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1227021 page(s): 179 [details]
original descriptionSaussure, H. L. F. de; Zehntner, L. (1902). Myriapodes de Madagascar. In: Grandidier, A. (Ed.),. <em>Histoire physique naturelle et politique de Madagascar.</em> 27(53): 1-356. Paris., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1227021 page(s): 179 [details]
additional sourceHollier, J.; Wesener, T. (2017). The Diplopoda (Myriapoda) of Madagascar described by Henri de Saussure and Leo Zehntner. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 124 (1): 53-65., available online athttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/315713991_The_Diplopoda_Myriapoda_of_Madagascar_described_by_Henri_de_Saussure_and_Leo_Zehntner page(s): 63; note: Saussure & Zehntner (1902: 179-181) placed the species
in the genus Thyropygus. They gave a description of both
sexes and the locality information “Madagascar (Muséum
de Paris), ♀ ♂ jeunes. ...
Saussure & Zehntner (1902: 179-181) placed the species
in the genus Thyropygus. They gave a description of both
sexes and the locality information “Madagascar (Muséum
de Paris), ♀ ♂ jeunes. Sumatra, Lahat (Musée de Genève)
2 ♀.” The MHNG collection contains one specimen in
alcohol under the name Thyropygus vagabundus. There
is a vial containing the gnathochilarium in the jar. The
identifi cation labels in the jar have “♀ Sumatra” written
on them, indicating that the specimen is a syntype. The
MNHN presumably has other syntypes but these are not
listed in their online database. According to Enghoff
(2003) the Madagascar provenance of T. vagabundus is
probably an error.