Lithobius (Monotarsobius) turkestanicus Attems, 1904

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 : 177-178

46. Lithobius (Monotarsobius) turkestanicus Attems, 1904

Type locality: [ Kyrgyzstan]: Almaty-Pass [Kg25], Ara-bel [Kg1], Tshakir-Korum [Kg8], Sary-bel [Kg10*], KarakolThal [Kg26*], Kurmentý-Pass [Kg13*], Ar-tschaly [Kg15], Tocor-Pass [Kg2*], Aksu-Thal [Kg4], Kuru-Sai [Kg6*], Etschkeli-Tasch [Kg5], Przewalsk [Kg3], [ Kazakhstan, Almaty Region] Kok-dschaják [Kz15*] ( Attems 1904) .

Lithobius curtipes turkestanicus Attems, 1904: 119 (♂ ♀), Taf. 8, Fig. 2 .

Lithobius curtipes turkestanicus — Lignau, 1929a: 168 (37 ♂♂, 37 ♀♀); Eason, 1997: 120.

Monotarsobius turkestanicus — Zalesskaja, 1978: 165; Vsevolodova-Perel, 2009: 138.

Lithobius (Monotarsobius) turkestanicus — Zapparoli, 1986: 89 (1 ♂).

Previous records. Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul Region—Terskey Ala-Too Mt. Range, Ara-Bel Pass [Kg1], “Tocor-Pass” [Kg2*], Karakol town [Kg3], “Aksu-Thal” [Kg4], “Etschkeli-Tasch” [Kg5], “Kuru-Sai” [Kg6*], Tchakirkorum Pass [Kg8], Kakshaal Too Mt. Range, Sarybel Pass [Kg10*], Dzhetim Mt. Range, “Kurmentý-Pass” [Kg13*], Naryn Region—Naryn-Tau Mts, Dzhany-Dzher Mt. Range, Archaly Pass [Kg15] ( Attems 1904), border of Naryn and Issyk-Kul Regions—Naryn-Tau Mts, “Karakol” [Kg26*], border of Issyk-Kul Region and Almaty Region of Kazakhstan —Trans-Ili Alatau Mt. Range, Almaty Pass [Kg25]. Kazakhstan: Almaty Region —Trans-Ili Alatau Mt. Range, “Kok-dschaják” [Kz15*] ( Attems 1904), West Kazakhstan Region —“Zhanibek” [Kz66] ( Vsevolodova-Perel 2009; Dyachkov 2019). Uzbekistan: Tashkent Region—vicinity of Tashkent [Uz1] ( Lignau 1929a). “ Tajikistan ” ( Zalesskaja 1978).

Habitat records. “Steppe” and “forest belts” ( Vsevolodova-Perel 2009).

Remarks. Known also from the Caucasus ( Zalesskaja 1978), and Iran ( Zapparoli 1986). L. turkestanicus was regarded as a junior subjective synonym of L. ferganensis by Eason (1997), but this synonymy was questioned by Farzalieva (2006), who studied extensive additional material from Middle Asia and Caucasus.

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FIGURES 2, 3. Maps showing collecting localities in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan (2) and in SE Kazakhstan (3).