Lithobius micropodus ( Matic, 1980 )

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

9. Lithobius micropodus ( Matic, 1980)

Type locality.

Type locality is unknown. Matic (1980) proposed this nomen novum for Lithobius microps Auctorum , non Meinert, 1868, when synonymized Meinert´s species with L. duboscqui Brölleman, 1884 . Original combination as Monotarsobius micropodus Matic, 1980 .

Material examined.

GEORGIA • 2 ♂; Lagodekhi municipality, Lagodekhi protected areas , subalpine meadow; N 41.87408 °, E 46.37877 °; 2347 m a. s. l.; 3 June 2013; leg. L. Mumladze.

Distribution.

Mainland and insular Greece, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Russian Plain, Sardinia, Serbia, Sicily, Slovenia, Turkey ( Zapparoli 2002 as cited in Simaiakis et al. 2004), Bulgaria ( Bachvarova 2011), Czech Republic ( Tuf and Tajovský 2016).

Remarks.

This species is widely known in Europe but has never been recorded from the Caucasus. This is the first record for Georgia and also for the entire Caucasus.