Lithobius cherpinedensis
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Ordo: Lithobiomorpha
Familia: Lithobiidae
Genus: Lithobius
Name
Lithobius cherpinedensis Iorio, 2010 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Lithobius (Lithobius) cherpinedensis Iorio 2010b[1]: 30, 42, 75, figs 25, 54, 85. (1)
Literature records
General. Corsica (1). Cave. Haute-Corse, 2B - Lano, cave e’ Cherpinede, [800 m], loc. typ. of Lithobius (Lithobius) cherpinedensis Iorio, 2010 (1) [II].
General distribution
Corsica.
Chorotype
Corsican endemic; W-European affinities.
Ecological notes
800 m; troglobitic species found only in the type locality (Iorio 2010b).
Remarks
This is the only true troglobitic centipede so far known in Corsica. Its relatioships with the western European cave Lithobius species especially Lithobius (Lithobius) anophtalmus Matic, 1957 from northern Spain (Guipúzcoa and Vizcaya provinces) has been discussed by Iorio (2010b)[1].
Taxon Treatment
- Zapparoli, M; Iorio, E; 2012: The centipedes (Chilopoda) of Corsica: catalogue of species with faunistic, zoogeographical and ecological remarks International Journal of Myriapodology, 7: 15-68. doi