Thracophilus pachypus Verhoeff, 1934

Chipman, Ariel D., Dor, Neta & Bonato, Lucio, 2013, Diversity and biogeography of Israeli geophilomorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha), Zootaxa 3652 (2), pp. 232-248 : 243

Thracophilus pachypus Verhoeff, 1934

Published records: “Umgebung von Jerusalem” [near Jerusalem] (Verhoeff 1934); “Jerusalem, Garage Montefiore” (Zapparoli 1995).

New records: none.

Distribution in Israel: two records from Jerusalem and surroundings ( Figure 4 A).

Global distribution: the species is known only from Israel.

Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes. The species-level taxonomy of the genus Thracophilus Verhoeff, 1926 is in need of revision.

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FIGURE 4. Collection maps for rarely collected species (one or two localities). A) Mediterranean and montane species. B) Desert species.