Redescription of Mesoschendyla javanica (Attems, 1907) and its first records from Borneo (Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha, Schendylidae)

<i>Mesoschendylajavanica</i> is re-discovered 118 years after its original description amongst centipedes collected from soil cores taken during the 1977-1978 Royal Geographical Society Gunung Mulu Expedition to Sarawak (Borneo, East Malaysia) and is deposited in the collection of the Natural History Museum (London). The new material comprising 49 specimens, amongst which are the first known females, is described and illustrated, shedding light on intraspecific morphological variation. The syntypes and sole previously available specimens are redescribed and illustrated, completing the summary original description of the species. Ecological and biogeographical notes are provided for Sarawak specimens.

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Biodiversity Data Journal
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2025-05-23
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https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.13.e156917
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Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
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Redescription of Mesoschendyla javanica (Attems, 1907) and its first records from Borneo (Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha, Schendylidae)

Nesrine Akkari, Gregory D. Edgecombe, George Popovici
Biodiversity Data Journal
Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
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Redescription of Mesoschendyla javanica (Attems, 1907) and its first records from Borneo (Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha, Schendylidae)

Nesrine Akkari, Gregory D. Edgecombe, George Popovici
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<i>Mesoschendylajavanica</i> is re-discovered 118 years after its original description amongst centipedes collected from soil cores taken during the 1977-1978 Royal Geographical Society Gunung Mulu Expedition to Sarawak (Borneo, East Malaysia) and is deposited in the collection of the Natural History Museum (London). The new material comprising 49 specimens, amongst which are the first known females, is described and illustrated, shedding light on intraspecific morphological variation. The syntypes and sole previously available specimens are redescribed and illustrated, completing the summary original description of the species. Ecological and biogeographical notes are provided for Sarawak specimens.

Biodiversity Data JournalVol. 13
Natural History Museum Vienna (AT), Natural History Museum (GB), Institutul Naţional de Cercetare Dezvoltare Marină Grigore Antipa (RO), Imperial College London (GB)
University of Crete, Tomsk State University
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