Cryptops anomalans Newport, 1844

Simaiakis, Stylianos Michail, Akkari, Nesrine & Zapparoli, Marzio, 2016, The centipedes of Peloponnisos and first records of genus Eurygeophilus in the East Mediterranean (Myriapoda: Chilopoda), Zootaxa 4061 (4), pp. 301-346 : 321

22. Cryptops anomalans Newport, 1844

(1) Cryptops anomalans Newport, 1844 : Zapparoli, 2002: 65, Fig. 27.

General distribution. Europe: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, FYR Macedonia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (incl. Crete), Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine. West Asia: Turkey. North Africa: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia ( Zapparoli 2002; Minelli et al. 2006; Akkari et al. 2008).

Chorotype. S-European (SEU).

Records in Peloponnisos ( Fig. 8 ). Ahaia: W-Erimanthos, Kalentzi, 1200 m (1). Arkadia: Oros Menalon (near Vitina), 1200 m (1); l km E Vitina, crossroads to Vitina, 1025 m (1). Korinthia: Oros Killini, Oros Ziria, 1900 m (1). Messinia: Kalamata, between Artemissia and Langada Pass (1).

New records from Parnonas Mt ( Fig. 8 ). 4 exx., Kastanitsa pathway SE to Prastos (loc. 3), 1020 m, N37.257412 / E22.654848, 26 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Moni Kontolinas, spruce forest (loc. 4), 985 m, N37.241979 / E22.658707, 26 Oct. 2014; 2 exx., Kastanitsa west, Xeromoukalo stream (loc. 6), 1235 m, N37.25273 / E22.628614, 26 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Agios Ioannis Theologos church, mountain refuge (loc. 19), 1610 m, N37.226653 / E22.591896, 29 Oct. 2014; 2 exx., Kastanitsa to Parnonas refuge, crossroad to Agios Vasileios (loc. 21), 1560 m, N37.224316 / E22.616548, 29 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Vamvakou to Parnonas refuge, before refuge (loc. 23), 1320 m, N37.217932 / E22.598182, 29 Oct. 2014; 2 exx., Arkadia, Bogreika Kalyvia, Malevos plateau west slopes (loc. 26), 1280 m, N37.286459 / E22.593247, 30 Oct. 2014; 2 exx., Agios Vasileios to Parnonas mountain refuge, 3 km N of Ag.Vasileios (loc. 35), 1205 m, N37.206527 / E22.672336, 30 Apr. 2015; 2 exx., Parnonas mountain refuge to Agios Vasileios, 5.5 km SW of the refuge (loc. 38), 1460 m, N37.217905 / E22.652083, 1 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Moni Malevis, 600 m W of the monastery (loc. 43), 905 m, N37.328598 / E22.571381, 2 May 2015.

Ecological notes. 520–2000 m; an euriecious species, in Fagus sylvatica and Abies cephalonica woods, in Platanus riparian forests, and in caves ( Chamberlin 1956; Zapparoli 2002).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Cryptops anomalans (black circles), C. hortensis (green circles), C. medius (blue circles) and C. parisi (red arrows), distribution records in Peloponnisos.