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Melastolus Loomis, 1966
892004 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:892004)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Styraxodesmus chipinqueus Chamberlin, 1943 accepted as Myrmecodesmus chipinqueus (Chamberlin, 1943) (type by original designation)
masculine
Loomis, H. F. (1966). Millipeds from the region of Monterrey, Mexico. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 39: 513-524
page(s): 519 [details]
page(s): 519 [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Melastolus Loomis, 1966. Accessed at: https://millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=892004 on 2025-06-20
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Loomis, H. F. (1966). Millipeds from the region of Monterrey, Mexico. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 39: 513-524
page(s): 519 [details]
source of synonymy Shear, W. A. (1977). Millipeds (Diplopoda) from Caves in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.III. Accademia, Nazionale dei Lincei, Problemi Attuali di Scienza e di Cultura, 171(3): 235-265. Roma
note: synonymized Melastolus under Myrmecodesmus [details]
source of synonymy Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 491 [details]
page(s): 519 [details]
source of synonymy Shear, W. A. (1977). Millipeds (Diplopoda) from Caves in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.III. Accademia, Nazionale dei Lincei, Problemi Attuali di Scienza e di Cultura, 171(3): 235-265. Roma
note: synonymized Melastolus under Myrmecodesmus [details]
source of synonymy Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 491 [details]
