Schendyla cf. carniolensis Verhoeff, 1902

Chipman, Ariel D., Dor, Neta & Bonato, Lucio, 2013, Diversity and biogeography of Israeli geophilomorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha), Zootaxa 3652 (2), pp. 232-248 : 243

Schendyla cf. carniolensis Verhoeff, 1902

Published records: none.

New records: Ezuz ( 2 specimens 2011).

Distribution in Israel: the single site is from a region with extreme arid conditions ( Figure 4 B).

Global distribution: S. carniolensis is known mainly from the Alps and the Balkan peninsula.

Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes. Among the known species in the genus Schendyla Bergsøe & Meinert, 1866 , the specimens examined agree with S. carniolensis in the main diagnostic characters, including features of the pretarsus of the second maxillae, number of trunk segments, presence of pore-fields, and relative elongation of the articles of the ultimate legs. However, the record from Israel is well disjunct from the known range of S. carniolensis , so the true identity of the species occurring in Israel remains unclear.

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FIGURE 4. Collection maps for rarely collected species (one or two localities). A) Mediterranean and montane species. B) Desert species.