Henia hirsuta Verhoeff, 1928

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

2. Henia hirsuta Verhoeff, 1928

Fig. 3

Type locality.

Greece: Mesolongi.

Material examined.

GEORGIA • 3 ♂; eastern Georgia, Lagodekhi municipality, Lagodekhi National Park , subalpine meadow; N 41.87408 °, E 46.37877 °; 2347 m a. s. l.; 3 Jun. 2013; leg. L. Mumladze ; • 2 ♂, 1 ♀; Lagodekhi National Park ; N 41.85232 °, E 46.28744 °; 652 m a. s. l.; 26 May 2023; leg. E. Kiria, M. Gogshelidze, L. Shavadze, A. Margalitadze ; • 2 ♂; eastern Georgia, Tianeti municipality, village Bochorma ; N 41.92391 °, E 45.10189 °; 965 m a. s. l.; 24 May 2017; leg. L. Mumladze.

Distribution.

Greece ( Verhoeff 1928, Kanellis 1959, Matic 1976).

Remarks.

This species was described from a specimen found near Mesolongi, central Greece ( Verhoeff 1928). This was the only information on its distribution until now. This is the first record of this species for Georgia and also for the entire Caucasus.

Figures

Figure 3. Henia hirsuta Verhoeff, 1928, male, (a) head ventral view; (b) head and first two anterior sternites, ventral view; (c) posterior segments, ventral view; (d) segments showing sternal pores, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (a, d); 0.5 mm (b, c).