Disphaerobius loricatus (Sseliwanoff, 1881)

Dyachkov, Yurii V., Farzalieva, Gyulli Sh. & Tuf, Ivan H., 2022, An annotated checklist of centipedes (Chilopoda) of Middle Asian countries, part 1. Lithobiomorpha, Zootaxa 5100 (2), pp. 151-188 : 165

9. Disphaerobius loricatus (Sseliwanoff, 1881)

Terra typica: [ Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan Region] “Zwischen Semipolatinsk und Ajagus” [between Semipalatinsk and Ajagoz—Kz42a*] ( Sseliwanoff 1881 a, 1881b) and “inter Semipalatinsk et Ajagus” [Kz42*] ( Farzalieva & Zalesskaja 2003; Farzalieva et al. 2017a).

Lithobius loricatus Sseliwanoff, 1881a: 15 (1 ♂); 1881b: 4 (1 ♂).

Lithobius magnificus Trotzina, 1895: 108 (♂).

Lithobius magnificus — Farzalieva et al., 2017: 131.

Lithobius loricatus — Zalesskaja, 1978: 119; Farzalieva & Zalesskaja, 2003: 265 (4 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀).

Lithobius (Ezembius) loricatus — Farzalieva & Esyunin, 2008: 929 (4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, 1 juv. ♂, 2 juv. ♀♀).

Disphaerobius loricatus — Farzalieva et al., 2017a: 131 (25 ♂♂, 26 ♀♀); Dyachkov, 2019: 11 (1 ♂, 1 ♀); Bragina et al., 2020: 29 (3 ♂♂).

Previous records. Kazakhstan: Almaty Region —near Saykan station [Kz22] ( Dyachkov 2019), East Kazakhstan Region —Saur Mts [Kz28],between Semipalatinsk and Ayagoz[Kz42*,Kz46]( Sseliwanoff 1881 a,1881b; Dyachkov 2019), Kostanay Region —Altyn Dala Reserve [Kz54] ( Bragina et al. 2020), and Aktobe Region —Mugodzhar hills [Kz64, Kz65*] ( Trotzina 1895; Farzalieva et al. 2017a).

Habitat records. Sandy steppe on 400 m; salina [aridisol] near river on 770 m; plant association with Anabasis salsa ; unknown habitats on 550 m (Mugodzhar Hills) and 1225–1250 m (Saur Mts) ( Farzalieva et al. 2017a; Dyachkov 2019; Bragina et al. 2020).

Remarks. Two papers provide the description of the species: one is in German ( Sseliwanoff 1881a), and another one is in Russian ( Sseliwanoff 1881b). This species is also known from S Cisuralia ( Russia, Orenburg Region) ( Farzalieva & Zalesskaja 2003; Farzalieva & Esyunin, 2008; Farzalieva et al. 2017a).