Bothropolys rugosus (Meinert, 1872)

Lithobius rugosus Meinert, 1872: 306

Bothropolys asperatus L. Koch, 1878: 788

Lithobius thetidis Karsch, 1880: 848

Bothropolys shimensis Pocock, 1895: 349

Bothropolys spinosior Chamberlin, 1920: 78

Bothropolys migrans Chamberlin, 1930: 69

Bothropolys asperatus — Takakuwa, 1941b: 35, fig 23 Bothropolys asperatus asperatus — Takakuwa & Takashima, 1949: 58 Bothropolys asperatus — Chamberlin & Wang, 1952: 184 Bothropolys asperatus — Wang, 1956: 159

Bothropolys asperatus — Chen & Ye, 1959: 95, figs 1 1 – 5 Bothropolys asperatus — Wang, 1963: 95

Bothropolys rugosus — Eason, 1974: 20, fig 6

Bothropolys rugosus — Wang & Mauriès, 1996: 91 Bothropolys asperatus — Chao, 2005: 39

Bothropolys rugosus — Zapparoli, 2006

Bothropolys rugosus — Stagl & Zapparoli, 2006: 4 Bothropolys rugosus — Ma, Song & Zhu, 2008a: 43 Bothropolys rugosus — Chao, 2010: 339

Previous records. Anhui Province (Huangshan City), Hebei Province (Baoding, Hengshui and Zhangjiakou Cities), Henan Province (Anyang, Nanyang, Xinyang and Zhumadian Cities), Hunan Province (Changsha, Dayong and Zhangjiajie Cities), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Baise, Chongzuo, Guilin, Nanning and Pingxiang Cities), Guizhou Province (Zunyi City), Shaanxi Province (Hanzhong and Huayin Cities), Sichuan Province (Guangyuan City), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Hami City) (Chen & Ye, 1959; Ma et al., 2008a); Shanxi Province (Xinzhou and Yuncheng Cities), (Takakuwa & Takashima, 1949); Zhejiang Province (Shengsi City) (Chamberlin & Wang, 1952); Taiwan (Hualien) (Wang, 1956); Taiwan (Ta Ping Shan) (Wang, 1963).

Remarks. Eason (1974) established that asperatus, thetidis, shimensis, spinosior and migrans are synonyms of Bothropolys rugosus . Also known from Uzbekistan, Kirghizstan, Japan, North Korea, the Philippines, New Guinea, the Hawaiian Islands(Ma, Song & Zhu, 2008a). This species is not only naturally widespread in China, but also widespread in eastern Asia. However, it was also found in the Hawaiian Islands, Eason (1974, 1977) suggested that B. rugosus had been introduced in the Hawaiian Islands from either Japan or the mainland of eastern Asia.