Cryptops (Cryptops) hortensis (Donovan, 1810)

Cabanillas, David, 2020, First records of the family Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 1881 (Chilopoda ¡ Scolopendromorpha) in Galicia (NW of the Iberian Peninsula)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 22, pp. 161-164 : 162

Cryptops (Cryptops) hortensis (Donovan, 1810)

Material examined: Lugo¡ Viveiro, 12/08/2018, 2 specimens. Pontevedra ¡ Caldas de Reis / Fervenza de Segade , 07/03/2016, 2 specimens; Silleda / Fervenza do Toxa , 06/03/2016, 3 specimens.

Distribution remarks: These data make possible to first record C. hortensis in the provinces of Lugo and Pontevedra, being also the first record of the species in Galicia (See Fig. 4 for other reported locations in the Iberian Peninsula).

Ecological remarks: The specimens were found in decaying wood and under stones in riverside woodlands of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. and Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. Also in native forests of Quercus robur L. with Castanea sativa Mill. and Quercus suber L.

Records of C. anomalans and C. hortensis in the Iberian Peninsula are scarce and often concentrated in localities where the Spanish and Portuguese chilopodologists had easy access to develop research activities ( Machado, 1952; Barace & Herrera, 1980; Salinas, 1990; García-Ruiz, 1997). As a result, the distribution of these species in the Iberian Peninsula is poorly known and incomplete ( Figs. 3- 4 ), although both species are expected to occur throughout the Iberian Peninsula (D. Cabanillas, unpub. data). In addition, C. anomalans and C. hortensis were found in sympatry in the province of Lugo as it was observed in other northern localities ( Cabanillas, 2019), thus confirming these species coexist at least in some areas of the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is important to point out the need of researching the Iberian distribution of centipedes since there is an important lack of knowledge for most species due to the small number of studies and collectors. Nevertheless, the present results provide new data for Galicia and expand the known distribution of two cryptopids in the Iberian Peninsula.

Figures

Figs. 3-4.- Maps of known distribution in the Iberian Peninsula.