Escaryus japonicus Attems, 1927

Nefediev, P. S., 2019, New records of geophilomorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) from natural and anthropogenic habitats of Siberia, Far Eastern Entomologist 380, pp. 23-28 : 25-26

Escaryus japonicus Attems, 1927

MATERIAL. Russia: Republic of Khakassia: Ust-Abakanskii District, valley of Uibat

River, 53.825765°N, 90.052647°E, mixed forest, in litter, 18.VII 2012, 2 ♀, leg. A.P. Pavlov;

Ust-Abakanskii District , valley of Uibat River , 53.825765°N, 90.052647°E, mixed forest, in litter, 18.VII 2018, 1 ♂, 4 ♀, leg. E. V. Gribanova; Kemerovskaya oblast: Krapivinskii District, 8

km SSW of Saltymakovo village, Kemerovo State University Field Station “Azhendarovo” ,

floodplain of Tom River, 54°45  N, 87°01  E, 7.IX 2017, 1 ♂, leg. D.A. Efimov; Republic of

Altai: Ulaganskii District, 4 km NE of Aktash village, valley of Yarlyamry River , 50.33167°N ,

87.65897°E, Larix sibirica and Picea obovata forest with Alnus , Vaccinium vitis-idaea and green mosses, ca 1615 m a.s.l., 24.VII 2018, 3 ♂, 1 ♀; Kosh-Agachskii District, 5.5 km NNE of Kurai village, S macroslope of Kuraiskii Mt. Range, valley of Kuraika River, left river bank, 50.28225°N, 87.95463°E, Larix sibirica and Picea obovata forest with Pinus sibirica ,

Caragana , small grass vegetation and green mosses, ca 1790 m a.s.l., in moss, under logs,

25.VII 2018, 1 juv.; Kosh-Agachskii District , 21 air-km NW of Belyashi (Dzhazator) village ,

S macroslope of Yuzhno-Chuiskii Mt. Range , ford on Karasu River, 49.83549°N ,

87.20798°E, Pinus sibirica and Picea obovata forest with Betula pendula , Alnus , Caragana ,

Ribes nigrum , small grass vegetation and green mosses, ca 1605 m a.s.l., 19.VII 2018, 1 ♂,

all leg. P.S. Nefediev; Kosh-Agachskii District, 20 km NE of Kokorya, Chikhachiova Mt.

Range , Talduair massif, right bank of Sailyugem River, 50.01802°N, 89.23557°E, floodplain

Larix sibirica forest, under stones, 2225 m a.s.l., 26.VII 2018, 1 ♂, leg. V. Løveng; Ulaganskii

District , 3 air-km NE of Aktash village, valley of Yarlyamry River, 50°20.027′N, 87°38.945′E ,

forest with Picea obovata , Larix sibirica , Pinus sibirica , Caragana arborescens , Lonicera ,

Ribes , moss, 1575 m a.s.l., sifting leaf litter and moss over 50 m, 24.07.2018, 1 ♂, leg. V .I.

Gusarov, M.F. Maurstad, V. Løveng; Ust-Kanskii District, 2 km SE of Ust-Kan, valley of

Kutergen River, 50.90546°N, 84.73464°E, Picea obovata forest with Spiraea and green mosses on left river bank, ca 1180 m a.s.l., in and under moss, covering big stones, 19.VIII

2018, 6 ♂, 3 ♀, 1 subadult ♂, 3 juv.; Ust-Kanskii District , 1.7 km SE of Ust-Kan, 50.91142°N ,

84.73499°E, Betula pendula and Picea obovata forest with green mosses and small grass vegetation on N slope, ca 1180 m a.s.l., in moss and rotten logs, 19.VIII 2018, 1 ♂, all leg.

P.S. Nefediev.

DISTRIBUTION. This species widely occurs from Japan, northern China and the Russian

Far East through Siberia and eastern Kazakhstan to the Urals and Volga region (Nefediev et al., 2017a; Dyachkov & Tuf, 2018).

REMARKS. This species is reported from Republic of Khakassia for the first time.