Clinopodes verhoeffi Bonato, Iorio & Minelli, 2011

Chipman, Ariel D., Dor, Neta & Bonato, Lucio, 2013, Diversity and biogeography of Israeli geophilomorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha), Zootaxa 3652 (2), pp. 232-248 : 236-237

Clinopodes verhoeffi Bonato, Iorio & Minelli, 2011

Published records: “Kirjat Anawim” [Qiryat Anavim] ( Verhoeff 1934, sub Geophilus flavidus porosus ).

New records: none.

Distribution in Israel: known only from a single locality in the Jerusalem mountains ( Figure 4 A).

Global distribution: outside Israel, published records are from the Carpathians and Anatolia but require confirmation.

Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes. Originally described as a subspecies of Geophilus flavidus , it has long been a taxon of uncertain status and identity. After a comparative reassessment of the genus Clinopodes , it has been recognized as a distinct species, while rejecting the name porosus because of homonymy ( Bonato et al. 2011).

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