Lithobius (Ezembius) giganteus Sseliwanoff, 1881

Dyachkov, Yu. V., 2017, New records of lithobiid centipedes (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) from Western Mongolia, Far Eastern Entomologist 345, pp. 34-36 : 35

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scientific name	Lithobius (Ezembius) giganteus Sseliwanoff, 1881
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MATERIAL. Mongolia: Khovd Aimag: Baitag-Bogd-Uul Mt. Range, Baruun-Khargaityn-

Gol River Valley , 45°16’N, 90°57’E, 1900-2000 m, stony desert, 18-21.V 2015, 1 ♂ (AF) GoogleMaps ;

same range, Khoshootiyn-Khotol Mt. , 45°13’N, 90°54’E, 3050 m, stony alpine meadow GoogleMaps ,

22. V 2015 GoogleMaps , 1 ♂ (AF); same range, Gakhai-Gol River Valley GoogleMaps , 45º15’N, 91º08’E, 1900-2000

m, stony desert, 24. V 2015, 3 ♂, 2 ♀ (AF); same range, Khoshootiyn-Khotol Mt. , 45°13’N ,

90°54’E, 3050 m, alpine meadow with rocks and screes, 4.VII 2015, 3 ♀ (AF); DzhargalantKhairkhan Mt. Range , Ar-Shaatyn-Gol River Valley , 47°44’N, 92°27’E, 2100 m, pebble bank of dry river, 3.VI 2015, 1 ♂ (RY); same locality GoogleMaps , 47°43’N, 92°28’E, 2800-2900 m,

stony mountain steppe, 25.VI 2015, 1 ♂ (AF); Khondiyn-Gol River Valley , 46°08’N, 92°30’E GoogleMaps ,

1750-1900 m, 27-28.VI 2015, 1 ♂ (AF, RY); Ikh-Khavtag-Uul Mt. Range , near Zhugentiyn

Spring, 45°04’N, 92°13’E, 2050-2300 m, mountain stony steppe with rocks, 30. VI –2.VII GoogleMaps

2015, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (AF); Bayan-Ölgii Aimag: near Olon-Nuuruud , 48°29’N, 90°38’E, 2400 m GoogleMaps ,

mountain stony steppe with rocks, 24.VI 2015, 1 ♂, 3 ♀ (AF, RY, OB, DN); Buratyn-Davaa

Mt. Pass , 48°28’N, 90°27’E, 2600 m, mountain stony steppe, 24.VI 2015, 1 ♂ (AF, OB, GoogleMaps

DN); Gurvan-Khairgantyn-Uul Mt. Range, 5 km NNW from Toshirtyn-Uul Mt., 48°50’N,

89°01’E, 2700 m, mountain stony steppe with rocks, 14.VII 2015, 3 ♂, 2 ♀, 1 juv. (AF).

DISTRIBUTION. This species is known from Kirgizia (Issyk-Kul Region), Russia

(Republic of Buryatia), North China and northern, western (including Govi-Altai and BayanÖlgii Aimags) and central parts Mongolia (Loksa, 1965, 1978; Zalesskaja, 1978; Ma et al.,

2014; Poloczek et al., 2016). Here L. giganteus is firstly recorded from Khovd Aimag.