Lithobius (Lithobius) lapidicola Meinert, 1872

Simaiakis, Stylianos Michail, Akkari, Nesrine & Zapparoli, Marzio, 2016, The centipedes of Peloponnisos and first records of genus Eurygeophilus in the East Mediterranean (Myriapoda: Chilopoda), Zootaxa 4061 (4), pp. 301-346 : 312

9. Lithobius (Lithobius) lapidicola Meinert, 1872

(1) L. pusillus Latz. : Verhoeff, 1901: 451.

(2) L. pusillus var. obscuriceps Verhoeff , 190l: 451.

(3) L. [ Lithonannus ] pusillus var. obscuriceps (Verh.) : Attems, 1929c: 304.

(4) Lithobius pusillus Latz. : Kanellis, 1959: 25.

(5) Lithobius pusillus var. obscuriceps Verh. : Kanellis, 1959: 26.

(6) Lithobius (Lithobius) lapidicola Meinert : Zapparoli, 1994: 43.

(7) Lithobius (Lithobius) lapidicola Meinert, 1872 : Zapparoli, 2002: 28, Fig. 11 .

General distribution. Europe: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece (incl. Ionian Is.), Hungary, Ireland, Italy (incl. Sardinia and Sicily), Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Canary Is.), Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine ( Zapparoli 2002; Minelli et al. 2006).

Chorotype. European (EUR).

Records in Peloponnisos ( Fig. 4 ). Ahaia: Patra (loc. typ. of Lithobius pusillus var. obscuriceps Verhoeff, 1901 ) (2, 3, 5, 7). Argolida: Nafplio (1, 4, 7). Arkadia: 1 km E Vitina, crossroads to Vitina, 1025 m (7). Lakonia: Taigetos, near 1800–2200 m (6, 7).

New records from Mt. Parnonas ( Fig. 4 ). 2 exx., Arkadia, Moni Kontolinas, spruce forest (loc. 4), 985 m, N37.241979 / E22.658707, 26 Oct. 2014; 12 exx., Arkadia, Meligarias south of Oreini Meligou (loc. 9), 810 m, N37.350434 / E22.671654, 27 Oct. 2014; 3 exx., Arkadia, Xirokampi 1.2 km north, west of Agios Ioannis (loc. 10), 870 m, N37.349902 / E22.593355, 27 Oct. 2014; 16 exx., Arkadia, Xirolakki, east of Prastos (loc. 14), 585 m, N37.269119 / E22.713849, 28 Oct. 2014; 3 exx., Arkadia, Mavrovouni, mountain plateau west of Sitaina (loc. 25), 1330 m, N37.300473 / E22.615434, 30 Oct. 2014; 6 exx., Arkadia, Agios Panteleimon village, cultivations (loc. 28), 375 m, N37.309809 / E22.696487, 31 Oct. 2014; 8 exx., Arkadia, Agios Andreas to Agios Panteleimon, crossroad to Moni Eortakoustis (loc. 29), 190 m, N37.323139 / E22.714269, 31 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Neochori to Agios Charalampos church, phrygana (loc. 30), 50 m, N37.361966 / E22.741903, 31 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Xirokampi to Sitaina, 0.5 km S of Xirokampi (loc. 45), 970 m, N37.332846 / E22.595668, 2 May 2015; 2 exx., Arkadia, Sitaina, 5 km NW of the village (loc. 49), 1050 m, N37.301055 / E22.643345, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Kastanitsa to Moni Kontolinas, 11 km S of Kastanitsa (loc. 52), 990 m, N37.242024 / E22.659177, 2 May 2015.

Ecological notes. 110–2200 m; an euriecious species, recorded under Genista sp., in thermophilous Mediterranean habitats, in thermomesophilous broadleaved forests, in riparian woods, in Abies cephalonica and Fagus sylvatica forests, in caves, and in agroecosystems ( Zapparoli 1994, 1996, 2002).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Harpolithobius anodus (black circle), Lithobius agilis (black arrow), L. carinatus (red arrows), L. erythrocephalus (blue circles) and L. lapidicola (green circles), distribution records in Peloponnisos.

FIGURE 11. Dignathodon microcephalum (black circle), Henia athenarum (green circles), H. devia (blue circles), H. illyrica (red arrows), H. bicarinata (blue arrows) and H. pulchella (black arrow), distribution records in Peloponnisos.