Lithobius (Monotarsobius) crassipes L. Koch, 1862

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 : 172-173

30. Lithobius (Monotarsobius) crassipes L. Koch, 1862

Type locality: [ Germany, near Nuremberg ] in der Juraformation gefunden (Umgebung von Nürnberg) ( Koch 1862) .

Lithobius crassipes L. Koch, 1862: 71 .

Monotarsobius crassipes — Verhoeff, 1930: 251 (3 ♂♂, 1 ♀); Zalesskaja, 1978: 168 (♂, ♀).

Lithobius crassipes — Eason, 1972: 131 (6 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀); Zalesskaja, 1978: 168 (♂ ♀).

Lithobius (Monotarsobius) crassipes — Dyachkov et al., 2016: 439 (1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, 1 juv.); Nefediev et al., 2016: 259 (7 ♂♂, 15 ♀♀); 2020a: 40 (1 ♂, 1 juv.).

Previous records. Kazakhstan: East Kazakhstan Region —Ulken-Naryn Village [Kz45] ( Dyachkov et al. 2016) and Kostanay Region—Kamennoye Lake [Kz48], Kostanay Town [Kz49] ( Bragina et al. 2020). Uzbekistan: Tashkent Region—vicinity of Tashkent [Uz1a] ( Verhoeff 1930).

Habitat records. Loess ( Verhoeff 1930); birch forest ( Bragina et al. 2020); open man-made grounds on 400 m ( Dyachkov et al. 2016).

Remarks. It seems, introduced in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan species, because recorded in localities with anthropogenic impact.

This species is widespread in W Siberia, Mongolia, SW Asia, widespread in Europe, also known from China (Taiwan) and USA ( Zalesskaja 1978; Nefediev et al. 2016, 2020a).