Lithobius antipai Matic, 1969

Kiria, Eleonora, Mumladze, Levan, Barjadze, Shalva & Tuf, Ivan H., 2024, New records of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) in the fauna of Georgia, South Caucasus, Caucasiana 3, pp. 151-162 : 151-162

7. Lithobius antipai Matic, 1969

Fig. 5

Type locality.

Iran: Mountain Demavend.

Material examined.

GEORGIA • 2 ♀; western Georgia; Lagodekhi municipality, Lagodekhi protected areas , broadleaf forest; N 41.88541 °, E 46.24866 °; 740 m a. s. l.; 27 May 2023; leg. E. Kiria, M. Gogshelidze, L. Shavadze, A. Margalitadze ; • 1 ♂; western Georgia; Lagodekhi municipality, Lagodekhi protected areas , broadleaf forest; N 41.88695 °, E 46.25825 °; 1058 m a. s. l.; 27 May 2023; leg. E. Kiria, M. Gogshelidze, L. Shavadze, A. Margalitadze ; • 3 ♂; western Georgia; Lagodekhi municipality, Lagodekhi protected areas , broadleaf forest, location N 2; N 41.88386 °, E 46.25681 °; 995 m a. s. l.; 27 May 2023; leg. E. Kiria, M. Gogshelidze, L. Shavadze, A. Margalitadze.

Distribution.

Azerbaijan (Zalesskaja 1978), Russia, Iran ( Matic 1969), Azerbaijan, Iran ( Dyachkov et al. 2023).

Remarks.

The original description of this species by Matic (1969) included two localities from Russia and Iran. Afterward, Zalesskaja (1978) added a new locality from Azerbaijan. Subsequently, nothing was known about this species until Dyachkov et al. (2023) reported additional new locality from Iran. Our report on this species is the first record in Georgia.

Figures

Figure 5. Lithobius antipai Matic, 1969, female, (a) head, ventral view; (b) head, lateral view; (c) genital segments, ventral view; (d) left coxa 15, ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm (a, b, c); 0.5 mm (d).