Callistocilla Hoffman, 1977

Enghoff, Henrik, Ngute, Alain Senghor K., Mnendendo, Hamidu R., Kivambe, Exaud E., Mhagawale, Waziri, Malanda, Robin C., Mpoto, Athuman & Marshall, Andrew R., 2025, A mountain of millipedes XII. The Chelodesmidae of the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida), European Journal of Taxonomy 997, pp. 210-255 : 243

Genus Callistocilla Hoffman, 1977

Callistocilla Hoffman, 1977: 70 . Type species Callistocilla beatrix Hoffman, 1977 , by original designation.

Type species

Callistocilla beatrix Hoffman, 1977 . KENYA, Tiwi S of Mombasa.

Other included species

Callistocilla cingulata Hoffman, 2005 . TANZANIA. East Usambara Mts.

Callistocilla dolorotrix Hoffman, 2005 . TANZANIA. Udzungwa Mts.

Callistocilla cf. dolorotrix . TANZANIA. Pugu Forest Reserve.

Remarks

Hoffman (1977: 71) wrote “This genus is based upon one of the most disjunct and interesting chelodesmoids so far known to me” and “Actually, had the specimen been labelled with a Brasilian locality I should have experienced less difficulty in reconciling it with existing group”. These words, coming from the all-time number one authority on the huge family Chelodesmidae , testify to the isolated position of Callistocilla . As in so many other millipede groups, a phylogenetic analysis including molecular data is loudly called for. Here, the genus as such will not be discussed further, but notes on the Udzungwan species C. dolorotrix are given. The gonopod terminology of Hoffman (2005) will be employed.