Pachymerium ferrugineum (C.L. Koch, 1835)

Dyachkov, Yurii V. & Nedoev, Khozhiakbar Kh., 2021, A contribution to the centipede (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha, Scolopendromorpha) fauna of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, Ecologica Montenegrina 41, pp. 41-50 : 42

Pachymerium ferrugineum (C.L. Koch, 1835)

Figs 1–3 .

Geophilus angustiventris Kessler 1874: 44–45 , Tabl. 1: 6, 7.

Geophilus ferrugineus var. angustiventris – Sseliwanoff 1881a: 4.

Geophilus ferrugineus – Sseliwanoff 1884: 77–80.

Geophilus (Pachymerium) ferrugineus – Attems 1904: 115.

Pachymerium ferrugineum – Verhoeff 1930: 260; Sabirova 1990: 42, 45; Dyachkov 2018: 252–253, Fig. 1 ; 2020c: 79; Dyachkov & Tuf 2019: 26–27 , Fig. 1 .

Material. Uzbekistan: 1 ♀ ( ZIN chilo-57), [Sirdaryo Region], Golodnaya steppe [ca. N40°25', E68°43'], 30.III.1903, coll. GY ; 1 ad. ( ZMB 3636 ), Taschkent [identified by Verhoeff] .

Distribution. Widely spread in Palaearctic Region, often introduced ( Bonato et al. 2005; Volkova 2016; Nefediev et al. 2017). In Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Mongolia ( Sabirova 1990; Dyachkov 2018, 2020c; Dyachkov & Tuf 2019).

Previous records. Uzbekistan: Samarqand ( Kessler 1874; Sseliwanoff 1884; Attems 1904) and Tashkent Regions ( Verhoeff 1930); Turkmenistan: Mary Region ( Sabirova 1990).

Remarks. This species is new to the fauna of the Sirdaryo Region of Uzbekistan.

Figures

Figures 1–3. Pachymerium ferrugineum (C.L. Koch, 1835) (ZMB 3636): 1 – microscopic slide from Karl Verhoeff’s collection; 2 – front body fragment, ventral view; 3 – rear body fragment, ventral view. Scale: 0.5 mm.