Lithobius (Ezembius), 1893

Simaiakis, Stylianos Michail, Zapparoli, Marzio, Minelli, Alessandro & Bonato, Lucio, 2013, The centipede fauna (Chilopoda) of the island of Cyprus, with one new lithobiomorph species, Zootaxa 3647 (2), pp. 279-306 : 288

* Lithobius (Ezembius) parvicornis (Porat, 1893)

Material examined: 272 3, 190 ƤƤ, 91 unsexed, 37 larvae.

Sites: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 27, 28, 32, 33, 46, 48, 49, 51, 55, 56, 88, 90, 91, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 116, 117, 120, 121, 138, 139, 140, 144 ( Fig. 9 ).

General distribution. West Asia: Cyprus, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, southern Turkey (Attems 1926, 1951; Zapparoli 1991, 1994, 1999).

Chorotype. East Mediterranean.

Habitats. Maquis formations with Pinus , Acacia and Cupressus , patches with Eucalyptus , cultivations with vineyard, phryganic habitats, grasslands and dunes, meadows with Olea , Quercus and Ceratonia , mixed forests with Pinus and Quercus , open fields with Ceratonia .

Altitudinal range: 0–1920 m.

Figures

FIGURE 9. Lithobius pamukkalensis, L. parvicornis, L. carinatus and L. zeylanus, distribution in Cyprus.