Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881

Vu, Ha T., Nguyen, Hung D., Le, Son X., Eguchi, Katsuyuki, Nguyen, Anh D. & Tran, Binh T. T., 2020, A review and notes on the phylogenetic relationship of the centipede genus Otostigmus Porat, 1876 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) from Vietnam, Zootaxa 4808 (3), pp. 401-438 : 420

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Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881 View in CoL

( Figs. 20–23 View FIGURE 20 View FIGURE 21 View FIGURE 22 View FIGURE 23 )

Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881: 62 View in CoL ; Chamberlin 1920: 13; Attems 1930: 150; Schileyko 1992: 7; Schileyko 1995: 80; Schileyko 2001: 428; Lewis 2001: 31, figs 59–68; Lewis 2003: 195; Schileyko 2007: 80, fig. 3.

Otostigmus completus Chamberlin, 1920: 15 View in CoL , synonymized by Lewis (2001).

Otostigmus frigidus Verhoeff, 1942: 186 View in CoL , synonymized by Lewis (2003).

Material examined. HOA BINH Province: 3 specimens (IEBR-Chi 080, 081, 084) Xuan Nha Natural Reserve , natural forests, 20.7108N– 104.6869E, elevation of 673–761m, 14 May–June 2018, coll. Nguyen D. Hung. GoogleMaps

Diagnosis. Body with 21 leg-bearing segments. Spiracles oval-shaped ( Fig. 21C View FIGURE 21 ). Antennae with 17 antennomeres including first three glabrous dorsally ( Fig. 20 View FIGURE 20 ). Paramedian grooves present on both sternites and tergites 5–20 ( Fig. 21 View FIGURE 21 A–B). Coxopleural process very short, conical, nearly covered with pores, and with 2–3 apical spines ( Figs 21D View FIGURE 21 , 22A View FIGURE 22 ). Spines on prefemur of the ultimate legs arranged in three rows, each with 3–5 spines ( Fig. 22 View FIGURE 22 B–C).

Previous records in Vietnam. HOA BINH ( Schileyko 1992, 2007).

Distribution. The species has also been reported from China, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Korea ( Attems 1930; Schileyko 2007).

Remarks. The specimens agree with the descriptions of Schikeyko (1995, 2007) from material collected from Mai Chau (Hoa Binh Province). The species has been recorded only in Hoa Binh Province ( Fig. 23 View FIGURE 23 ).

References

Attems, C. (1930) Myriopoda. 2. Scolopendromorpha. Das Tierreich, 54, 1 - 308.

Chamberlin, R. V. (1920) The Myriopoda of the Australian region. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 64, 1 - 269.

Karsch, F. (1881) Chinesische Myriopoden und Arachnoideen. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 25, 219 - 220. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 18810250209

Lewis, J. G. E. (2001) The scolopendrid centipedes in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae). Historia Naturalis Bulgarica, 13, 5 - 51.

Lewis, J. G. E. (2003) On the identity of the various taxa that have been assigned to Otostigmus (O.) politus Karsch, 1881 and forms related thereto (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha). Arthropoda Selecta, 12, 193 - 206.

Schileyko, A. A. (1992) Scolopenders of Viet-Nam and some aspects of the system of Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda: Epimorpha). Part 1. Arthropoda Selecta, 1, 5 - 19.

Schileyko, A. A. (1995) The scolopendromorph centipedes of Vietnam (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha), (Part 2). Arthropoda Selecta, 4, 73 - 87.

Schileyko, A. A. (2001) New data on chilopod centipedes of Vietnam. In: Biological Diversity of Vietnam. Data on zoological and botanical studies in Vu Quang National Park (Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam). Nauka Publisher, Moscow, pp. 417 - 445.

Schileyko, A. A. (2007) The scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda) of Vietnam, with contributions to the faunas of Cambodia and Laos (Part 3). Arthropoda Selecta, 16, 71 - 95.

Verhoeff, K. W. (1942) Otostigmen der Mandschurei. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 138, 181 - 188.

Figures

FIGURE 20. Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881 (IEBR-Chi 084). Antenna and anterior part of body, dorsal view (A). Head and basal antennomeres, dorsal view (B). Ocelli, lateral view (C). Head, ventral view (D).

FIGURE 21. Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881 (IEBR-Chi 084). Sternites 9–10 (A). Tergites 9–10 (B). Spiracle 9th (C). Last segment, dorsal view (D).

FIGURE 22. Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881 (IEBR-Chi 084). Coxopleural processes, ventral view (A). Right ultimate leg, mesal view (B). Prefemur of the ultimate leg, ventral view (C).

FIGURE 23. Distribution of Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881 in Vietnam

FIGURE 21. Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881 (IEBR-Chi 084). Sternites 9–10 (A). Tergites 9–10 (B). Spiracle 9th (C). Last segment, dorsal view (D).

FIGURE 22. Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881 (IEBR-Chi 084). Coxopleural processes, ventral view (A). Right ultimate leg, mesal view (B). Prefemur of the ultimate leg, ventral view (C).

FIGURE 23. Distribution of Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881 in Vietnam