Lithobius (Monotarsobius) franciscorum sp. nov., a new lithobiid species from the Altai, with a key to the Central Asian species of the subgenus (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha)

Abstract

Lithobius franciscorum sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on specimens from the Kazakh part of the Altai Moun-tains. The new species is characterized principally by the group of club-like setae situated on the males’ last femora, afeature unique in the whole genus. According to this character, the species appears to be closely related to the group ofspecies with similar setae on the males’ last tibiae, while the female of the new species resembles Lithobius nordenskioldiiStuxberg, 1876, with which it is compared. Keys to the Central Asian Monotarsobius Verhoeff, 1905 species’ males andfemales are presented as well. Three nomina nova are introduced, Lithobius farzalievae nom. nov. for Lithobius minimusFarzalieva, 2006, Lithobius dobrorukai nom. nov. for Lithobius mongolicus Dobroruka, 1960 and Lithobius insolens nom. nov. for Lithobius insolitus Farzalieva, 2006.

Morphology of the mandibles and the first maxillae in the family Lithobiidae (Myriapoda, Chilopoda), with remarks on their phylogenetic significance

“…States (0) to (2) describe most of the Lithobiidae and Henicopini. A single dorsal median spur (state (3)) is shared by L. electus (Silvestri, , p. 195 and new observation), L. franciscorum (Dányi & Tuf, , Tables –3), P. megaloporus (new observation) and D. bicuspis (new observation). Both dorsal median and ventral anterior spurs are present in N. aztecus (new observation) and L. castaneus (Koren, , p. 80) only (state (4)).…”

“…State (0) is observed for L. macilentus (Koren, , Figure b), L. aeruignosus (Koren, , Figure 36d,e), L. franciscorum (Dányi & Tuf, , p. 18, Figure ) and L. burzenlandicus (new observation) only. Coding is inapplicable for Scutigeromorpha and Henicopidae.…”

“…State (1) was adjusted to “3 or more spurs on female gonopod” compared to the original description due to lithobiid species which show also four or five spurs (e.g., L. franciscorum , Dányi & Tuf, , Figure ; A. scabrior , Edgecombe & Hollington, , p. 114; L. piceus , Eason, , p. 200). L. muticus (Koren, , p. 83) and L. nodulipes (Koren, , p. 51) may possess two or three spurs and were coded as polymorphic (0&1).…”

Two new species of lithobiid centipedes (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) from southern Kazakhstan

“…Knowledge of the lithobiid centipede fauna of Kazakhstan is extensive, but this huge territory is prospected very fragmentarily [Sseliwanoff, 1881;Attems, 1904;Lignau, 1929;Zalesskaja, 1978;Eason, 1997;Farzalieva et al, 2003Farzalieva et al, , 2004Farzalieva, 2006Tuf, 2007;Tuf et al, 2010;Tishkov, 2009;Bragina, 2012Bragina, , 2016Dányi, Tuf, 2012;Dyachkov et al, 2016;Dyachkov, 2017]. Altogether, the lithobiid fauna of Kazakhstan presently comprises 32 species, 27 of them being known from eastern Kazakhstan (the East Kazakhstan and Almaty regions).…”

Lithobius (Monotarsobius) zhangi sp. n., a new species from Eastern China (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)

“…The centipede subgenus Lithobius (Monotarsobius) Verhoeff, 1905 (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) is characterized by the presence of fused tarsi of legs 1–13 and antennal articles fixed at 20 or thereabouts (Eason 1992), this subgenus comprises 114 species known from Asia, Europe, and North Africa (Pocock 1895; Trotzina 1895; Attems 1901, 1904; Dobroruka 1960, 1979; Zalesskaja 1978; Farzalieva and Zalesskaja 2002; Farzalieva 2006; Zapparoli 2006; Zapparoli and Edgecombe 2011; Dányi and Tuf 2012). …”