Lithobius (Monotarsobius) franciscorum Dányi & Tuf, 2012

Dyachkov, Yurii V., Farzalieva, Gyulli Sh. & Tuf, Ivan H., 2022, An annotated checklist of centipedes (Chilopoda) of Middle Asian countries, part 1. Lithobiomorpha, Zootaxa 5100 (2), pp. 151-188 : 174

34. Lithobius (Monotarsobius) franciscorum Dányi & Tuf, 2012

Type locality: [ Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan Region] Altai Mts, woods on the bank of river Berel , N49°26'33", E86°22'02", 1200 m [Kz33] ( Dányi & Tuf 2012) .

Lithobius (Monotarsobius) undescribed sp. 1— Tuf, 2007: 64.

Lithobius (Monotarsobius) undescribed sp. 2— Tuf, 2007: 64.

Lithobius (Monotarsobius) undescribed sp. 3— Tuf, 2007: 64.

Lithobius (Monotarsobius) franciscorum Dányi & Tuf, 2012: 17 (ca. 50 ♂♂, 60 ♀♀).

Lithobius (Monotarsobius) franciscorum — Nefediev et al., 2017b: 220 (1 ♂, 1 ♀, 2 subadult ♀♀); Nefediev & Farzalieva, 2020: 193 (ca. 13 ♂♂, 27 ♀♀, 14 juv.); Dyachkov, 2017b: 454 (6 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀, 8 juv.), 2019: 14 (2 ♀♀).

Previous records. Kazakhstan: East Kazakhstan Region —SW Altai Mts, Bukhtarma River Valley [Kz30a, Kz36] ( Dyachkov 2019), [Kz33, Kz34, Kz35, Kz37, Kz38, Kz39], Yuzniy Altai Mt. Range [Kz41] ( Dányi & Tuf 2012).

Habitat records. Unknown habitat on 1400 m, Picea forest on 600 m ( Dyachkov 2019); “in birch and birchspruce mountain ash forests, in river alluvium, and in mountain slopes with alpine meadows, between 1000 and 2097 m ” ( Dányi & Tuf 2012).

Remarks.All specimens “ Lithobius (Monotarsobius) undescribed sp.” ( Tuf 2007: 64) belong to L. franciscorum . This species is also known from W Siberia ( Russia, Republic of Altai) ( Dyachkov 2017b; Nefediev et al. 2017b; Nefediev & Farzalieva 2020).