The centipedes (Chilopoda) of Corsica: catalogue of species with faunistic, zoogeographical and ecological remarks

Abstract

Published and unpublished data on the centipedes of Corsica (France) is summarised and critically reviewed in this paper. Thirty-three species are listed and discussed (1 Scutigeromorpha, 11 Lithobiomorpha, 4 Scolopendromorpha, 17 Geophilomorpha), one of which is new to the island: Henia (Pseudochaetechelyne) brevis (Silvestri, 1896). General geographical distribution, chorotype, exact localities and ecological notes (altitudinal range, habitats) are given for each species. Eight species are Corsican endemics. Taxonomic remarks are given for some species. General notes on the composition of the centipede fauna of Corsica and its zoogeographic affinities as well as remarks on the ecology of the species and their assemblages are also included.

Morphological, taxonomical and ecological contributions to the chilopod fauna of Andalusia (Sierra de Grazalema and Los Alcornocales), Spain

“…Sometimes the species is found in more open shrub and grassland habitats, garrigue and macchia alta, and even in bad lands and dunes; sometimes in urban or suburban habitats. In Corsica, L. castaneus is a typical woodland species (Iorio, 2010;Zapparoli & Iorio, 2012). In Eastern Pyrenees it was also found mostly in woods and in garrigue (Tobias, 1969).…”

Patterns and processes in the distribution of European centipedes (Chilopoda)

“…To improve the completeness and taxonomic accuracy of these large lists, we integrated and validated them using updated scientific literature (e.g. Zapparoli, , ; Simaiakis et al ., , ; Andersson et al ., ; Bonato et al ., ; Zapparoli & Iorio, ). We excluded from our analysis countries having little data available from our analysis (Northern Ireland, the Kaliningrad region, Crimea, Russia, Svalbard and Vatican City), as well as species with poorly documented distributions.…”

First records of Lithobius (Lithobius) forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Lithobius (Lithobius) obscurus Meinert, 1872 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) introduced to Colombia

“…Europe and North Africa, and introduced into North and South America; recorded in several states in the USA (Hoffman and Crabill 1953, Eason 1977c, Zapparoli and Iorio 2012. Bahia, Brazil is the only record of this species in the Neotropical region until now (Eason 1972, Farzalieva andEsyunin 2008).…”