Schizotergitius altajicus Loksa, 1978

Dyachkov, Yu. V., 2017, New records of lithobiid centipedes (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) from Western Mongolia, Far Eastern Entomologist 345, pp. 34-36 : 35-36

Schizotergitius altajicus Loksa, 1978

MATERIAL. Mongolia: Bayan-Ölgii Aimag, Buratyn-Davaa Mt. Pass, 48°28’N, 90°27’E ,

2600 m, mountain stony steppe, 24.VI 2015, 8 ♂, 1 juv. (AF, OB, DN); Khovd Aimag :

Dzhargalant-Khairkhan Mt. Range , Ar-Shaatyn-Gol River Valley, 47°43’N, 92°29’E , 3300-

3500 m, mountain stony tundra, 25.VI 2015, 2 ♂ (AF); Ikh-Khavtag-Uul Mt. Range ,

Zhugentiyn Spring, 45°04’N, 92°13’E, 2050-2300 m, mountain steppe with rocks, 30. VI –

2.VII 2015, 1 ♂ (AF).

DISTRIBUTION. This species was known from south-western part of Mongolia (GoviAltai Aimag, mountain pass, about 2500 m) (Loksa, 1978). Here species is reported from

Khovd and Bayan-Ölgii Aimags in the Mongolian part of Altai for the first time.

NOTES. In Govi-Altai Aimag this species inhabits the steppe and desert steppe (Ulykpan,

1988), while studied specimens were collected in the mountain stony tundra and steppe with rocks.

Thus, three species of lithobiid centipedes are recorded here from the Mongolian part of Altai. Lithobius giganteus is widespread in Mongolia; L. sibiricus is new for Western Mongolia, and Schizotergitius altajicus is reported from Khovd and Bayan-Ölgii Aimags for the first time.

The author is grateful to R.V. Yakovlev, A.A. Fomichov (Barnaul, Russia), O. Berdaulet,

D. Nuralla (Ölgii, Mongolia) for collecting of the material treated here. Author thank to

G.Sh. Farzalieva (Perm, Russia) for help of identification of some species and to P.S.

Nefediev (Barnaul, Russia) for initial guidance. I also thank A. Poloczek (Berlin, Germany)

for the help with a literature search and linguistic help. The results were obtained within the framework of the state task No. 6.2884.2017/4.6 Ministry of Education and Science of

Russian Federation.