Lithobius (Lithobius) erythrocephalus C.L. Koch 1847
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 erythrocephalus

description: 8. Lithobius (Lithobius) erythrocephalus C.L. Koch, 1847
(1) L. erythrocephalus C. K. [sic!]: Verhoeff, 1901: 452.
(2) Lithobius erythrocephalus C.L. K.: Kanellis, 1959: 23 (pars).
(3) Lithobius (Lithobius) erythrocephalus C.L. Koch: Zapparoli, 1994: 38.
(4) Lithobius erythrocephalus cronebergii Sseliwanoff: Eason in Lewis, 1996: 155.
(5) Lithobius (Lithobius) erythrocephalus C.L. Koch, 1847: Zapparoli, 2002: 23, Fig. 8.
General distribution. Europe: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, FYR Macedonia, Germany, Greece (incl. Crete), Hungary, Iceland, Italy (incl. Sicily), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine. West Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey (Zapparoli 2002; Minelli et al. 2006).
Chorotype. European (EUR).
Records in Peloponnisos (Fig. 4). Ahaia: Lapas (1, 2, 5); Patra, near University (3, 5); Aroania Ori, 1800– 2200 m (3, 5); Aroania Ori, near Likouria (3, 5); Erimanthos, 1560–1570 m (5); Erimanthos, top, 2240 m (3, 5); near Kalavrita (4, 5). Argolida: Tirintha (1, 2, 5). Arkadia: Levidi, Menalon Ski Resort (5); Oros Menalon, Vitina (3, 5); Tripoli (1, 2, 5). Ilia: Lambia, Chrisopigi (5); Oros Foloi, Lalas, 790 m (5). Korinthfa: Oros Killini, 1500 m (3, 5); Oros Killini, Ziria, NE slope, 1600–2100 m (3, 5). Lakonia: Parnonas, between Vamvakou and the refuge, 1420 m (3, 5); Taigetos, near refuge (5). Messinia: Kalamata (1, 2, 5); Meligalas, Vassiliko (5).
New records from Mt. Parnonas (Fig. 4) 3 exx., Arkadia, Stravorachi, west of Kastanitsa (loc. 5), 1485 m, N37.238169 / E22.610705, 26 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Kastanitsa west, Xeromoukalo stream (loc. 6), 1235 m, N37.25273 / E22.628614, 26 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Agios Ioannis Theologos church, mountain refuge (loc. 19), 1610 m, N37.226653 / E22.591896, 29 Oct. 2014; 2 exx., Arkadia, Kastanitsa to Parnonas refuge, crossroad to Agios Vasileios (loc. 21), 1560 m, N37.224316 / E22.616548, 29 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Moni Elonis (loc. 32), 555 m, N37.146186 / E22.768643, 30 Apr. 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Parnonas mountain refuge to Agios Vasileios, 2 km SW of the refuge (loc. 36), 1570 m, N37.225902 / E22.62279, 1 May 2015.
Ecological notes. 0–2900 m; an euriecious species, recorded in open Quercus coccifera, Juniperus sp. and Paliurus spinachristi scrubs, in broadleaved thermomesophilous woods, in Platanus and Alnus riparian woods, in Abies cephalonica, Pinus nigra, Fagus sylvatica forests, in montane open habitats, in wetlands, in caves, in anthropized habitats, and in agroecosystems (Chamberlin 1956; Dobroruka 1965; Matic & Stavropoulos 1988; Zapparoli 1994).
Remarks. According to Zapparoli (2002) the populations from Peloponnisos belong to the nominal subspecies; Eason in Lewis (1996) assigned one record from near Kalavrita (Ahaia) to L. e. cronebergii Sseliwanoff, 1881.
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 pages 311-312, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4061.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/264204