Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810)

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 : 321-323

23. Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810)

(1) Cryptops hortensis Leach : Matic, 1976: 289.

(2) Cryptops hortensis Leach : Zapparoli, 1994: 23.

(3) Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810) : Zapparoli, 2002: 69, Fig. 29.

General distribution. Europe: Albania, Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France (incl. Corsica), FYR Macedonia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (incl. Crete), Hungary, Ireland, Italy (incl. Sardinia and Sicily), Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal (incl. Azores and Madeira), Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Canary Is.), Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine. West Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Tadzikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan. North Africa: Morocco ( Zapparoli 2002; Minelli et al. 2006).

Chorotype. W-Palearctic (WPA).

Records in Peloponnisos ( Fig. 8 ). Ahaia: Kalavrita gorge (1, 3); Patra, near University (1, 3). Arkadia: Oros Menalon, Vitina, near Drakotripia, 1450 m (2, 3). Lakonia: 5.5 km N Githio (3). Messinia: Neromilos, road Messini to Pilos, 280 m (3).

New records from Mt. Parnonas ( Fig. 8 ). 3 exx., Moni Kontolinas, spruce forest (loc. 4), 985 m, N37.241979 / E22.658707, 26 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Meligarias south of Oreini Meligou (loc. 9), 810 m, N37.350434 / E22.671654, 27 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Moni Panagias Malevis (loc. 11), 880 m, N37.328907 / E22.572301, 27 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Agios Ioannis Theologos church, mountain refuge (loc. 19), 1610 m, N37.226653 / E22.591896, 29 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Mavrovouni, mountain plateau west of Sitaina (loc. 25), 1330 m, N37.300473 / E22.615434, 30 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Bogreika Kalyvia, Malevos plateau west slopes (loc. 26), 1280 m, N37.286459 / E22.593247, 30 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Agios Petros village, crossroad to Kastanitsa (loc. 27), 920 m, N37.321625 / E22.563531, 30 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Moni Malevis, 600 m W of the monastery (loc. 43), 905 m, N37.328598 / E22.571381, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Xirokampi to Sitaina, 0.5 km S of Xirokampi (loc. 45), 970 m, N37.332846 / E22.595668, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Xirokampi to Sitaina, 7.5 km SE of Xirokampi (loc. 48), 1150 m, N37.31695 / E22.629196, 2 May 2015.

Ecological notes. 100–1700 m; an euriecious species, under Quercus coccifera , in Quercus spp. woods, in Platanus orientalis and Quercus sp. mixed woods, in Fagus sylvatica woodlands, in Mediterranean scrubs, and in agroecosystems ( Zapparoli 1994, 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.