Tetrarthrosoma malickyi Strasser, 1979

Vagalinski, Boyan, Golovatch, Sergei, Simaiakis, Stylianos Michail, Enghoff, Henrik & Stoev, Pavel, 2014, Millipedes of Cyprus (Myriapoda: Diplopoda), Zootaxa 3835 (4), pp. 528-548 : 543

20. Tetrarthrosoma malickyi Strasser, 1979

Records from Cyprus. Moni Trooditissa [Trooditissa Monastery], 1350 m, N 34˚54’, E 32˚51’; E of Dimes, 1050 m, N 34˚55’, E 32˚59’; 9 km S of Milikuri, 600 m, N 34˚53’, E 32˚45’ (Strasser, 1980).— 3 km NE Agia Varvara, 5 km SSW Axylou, 200 m, open terrain [32.533°E, 34.766°N]; cistern 5 road-km from turn towards Cedar Valley, 4 km ENE Pano Panagia, 850 m [32.666°E, 34.916°N]; Argaki Valley, start of a forested area, 2 km NE Kannaviou, 4 km WNW Pano Panagia, 350 m [32.583°E, 34.916°N]; Avgas Gorge 2 km NE Akrotirio Drepano, 8 km WNW Kathikas, 0–20 m [32.333°E, 34.916°N]; Baths of Aphrodite 4 km NW Neo Chorio, 9 km WNW Polis, 0–100 m [32.333°E, 35.050°N]; Agios Minas 2 km W Neo Chorio, 7 km W Prodromi [32.333°E, 35.016°N]; Tilliria, 3.5 km W Soloi, near Karavostasi [= Gemikon] (SW Morfou = Güzelyurt), 20–40m [32.779°E, 35.152°N] (J. Spelda, in litt.).

New material. NHMC: 10 ex., FC0023, Limassol, Zakaki, dense phrygana next to sea, hand collection, 29.01.2012, SS leg., SG det.—3 ex., FC0017, Limassol, Kourion, archaeological site, 130 m, hand collection, 25.02.2011, SF leg., SG det.—10 ex, FC0064, Nicosia, Apliki to Farmakas, N of Palaichori Water Reservoir, terraces with maquis vegetation, 800 m, hand collection, 31.03.2012, SS leg., SG det.— 1 ♂, 1 ♀, FC0016, Lemesos [Limassol], Mesa Potamos, close to Saitas village, patches with Quercus , 880 m, hand collection, 0 4.12.2011, CM leg., SG det.—5 ex., FC0052, Limassol, 2 km N of road to Sotira, phrygana along stream, 170 m, hand collection, 11.03.2012, SS leg., SG det.— 1 ♂, FC0026, Nicosia, Troodos Mt., Kafizes, along banks of Xeros River, hand collection, 0 4.02.2012, SS leg., BV det.—19 ex., FC0053, Limassol Souni—Zanakia, open field with Ceratonia and phrygana, 40 m, hand collection, 11.03.2012, SS & VL leg., SG det.; NMNHS: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same place, locality and collectors.

Distribution. The species is only known from Cyprus (Strasser, 1980; present study).