Lithobius (Lithobius) nigripalpis L. Koch, 1867

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 : 315

13. Lithobius (Lithobius) nigripalpis L. Koch, 1867

(1) Lithobius (Oligobothrus) forficatus nigripalpis L. K.: Verhoeff, 1899: 457.

(2) L. forficatus nigripalpis L. K.: Verhoeff, 1901: 451.

(3) Lithobius nigripalpis L. K.: Kanellis, 1959: 24.

(4) Lithobius nigripalpis C.L. Koch [sic!]: Matic & Stavropoulos, 1988: 42.

(5) Lithobius (Lithobius) nigripalpis L. Koch : Zapparoli, 1994: 45.

(6) Lithobius (Lithobius) nigripalpis L. Koch, 1867 : Zapparoli, 2002: 33, Fig. 14 .

General distribution. Europe: Bulgaria, FYR Macedonia, Greece (incl. Crete), Romania. West Asia: Turkey ( Zapparoli 2002; Minelli et al. 2006).

Chorotype. S-European (SEU).

Records in Peloponnisos ( Fig. 5 ). Ahaia: Erimanthos, top, 2240 m (5, 6); Aroania Ori, Kalavrita, Ski Resort (6); Kalousi (6); Patra (1, 2, 3, 6); Patra, near University (5, 6). Korinthia: Oros Killini, Ano Sinikia Trikala, 1500 m (5, 6). Lakonia: Taigetos (4, 6).

New records from Mt. Parnonas ( Fig. 5 ). 4 exx., Arkadia, Meligarias south of Oreini Meligou (loc. 9), 810 m, N37.350434 / E22.671654, 27 Oct. 2014; 3 exx., Arkadia, Moni Panagias Malevis (loc. 11), 880 m, N37.328907 / E22.572301, 27 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Prastos by the village (loc. 15), 730 m, N37.262736 / E22.683872, 28 Oct. 2014; 4 exx., Arkadia, Agios Petros village, crossroad to Kastanitsa (loc. 27), 920 m, N37.321625 / E22.563531, 30 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Agios Panteleimon village, cultivations (loc. 28), 375 m, N37.309809 / E22.696487, 31 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Agios Andreas to Agios Panteleimon, crossroad to Moni Eortakoustis (loc. 29), 190 m, N37.323139 / E22.714269, 31 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Agios Vasileios to Parnonas mountain refuge, 3 km N of Ag.Vasileios (loc. 35), 1205 m, N37.206527 / E22.672336, 30 Apr. 2015; 5 exx., Arkadia, Parnonas mountain refuge to Agios Vasileios, 2 km SW of the refuge (loc. 36), 1570 m, N37.225902 / E22.62279, 1 May 2015; 3 exx., Arkadia, Parnonas mountain refuge to Prastos, 8 km SW of the refuge (loc. 39), 1350 m, N37.221529 / E22.665197, 1 May 2015.

New records from Peloponnisos ( Fig. 5 ). 1 ♀, Argolida, Mt. Didimon, 1100 m, 20 May 2004, G. Osella; 1 ♂ juv. 2 ♀♀, Ahaia, Kalavrita, Mt. Aroania, Sky Center, 1700 m, 17 May 2004, G. Osella; 2 ♀♀, ibidem, 1700 m, 19 May 2004, G. Osella; 1 ♂, ibidem, under Abies, 1600 –1800 m, 5 Jun. 2005, G. Osella.

Ecological notes. 0–2240 m; an euriecious species, under Quercus pp., under Acer sp., in Abies cephalonica woods, in wetlands, in woodlands, in caves, and in anthropized habitats ( Chamberlin 1956; Kanellis 1959; Eason 1990; Zapparoli 1994, 1996, 2002).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Lithobius latro (green circle), L. lucifugus (blue circles), L. muticus (red arrows) and L. nigripalpis (black circles), distribution records in Peloponnisos.

FIGURE 14. Eurygeophilus multistiliger (Verhoeff, 1899), female found on mountain plateau west of Sitaina (loc. 25), 1330 m, 30 Oct. 2014 (see Fig. 13). (a) Distal three articles of the right antenna; (b) Forcipular segment, ventral view; (c) Head, first articles of the antennae, and forcipular segment, dorsal view; (d) Coxopleuron and sternite of ultimate leg-bearing segment, ventral view; (e) Coxopleuron and tergite of ultimate leg-bearing segment, dorsal view; (f) sternites of leg-bearing segment I, II, and III; (g) sternite of leg-bearing segment V; (h) sternite of leg-bearing segment XII; (i) sternites of leg-bearing segment XX – XXV.