Lithobius (Lithobius) nigripalpis L. Koch 1867
Creators: name: Simaiakis, Stylianos Michail
name: Akkari, Nesrine
name: Zapparoli, Marzio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Chilopoda
Lithobiomorpha
Lithobiidae
Lithobius
Lithobius nigripalpis

description: 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).
description: Published as part of Simaiakis, Stylianos Michail, Akkari, Nesrine & Zapparoli, Marzio, 2016, The centipedes of Peloponnisos and first records of genus Eurygeophilus in the East Mediterranean (Myriapoda: Chilopoda), pp. 301-346 in Zootaxa 4061 (4) on page 315, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4061.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/264204