Pleurolithobius patriarchalis (Berlese, 1894)

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21. Pleurolithobius patriarchalis (Berlese, 1894)

(1) Lithobius ( Oligobothrus) ionicus Silvestri : Verhoeff, 1899: 457, figs. VI–VII.

(2) L. jonicus [sic!] Silv.: Verhoeff, 1901: 452.

(3) Lithobius ionicus Silvestri : Attems, 1903a: 115.

(4) Pleurolithobius ionicus (Silv.) : Attems, 1929c: 304.

(5) Lithobius ( Pleurolithobius) jonicus [sic!] Silv.: Kanellis, 1959: 22.

(6) Pleurolithobius patriarchalis (Berlese) : Zapparoli & Minelli, 1993: 333, figs. 1–2.

(7) Pleurolithobius patriarchalis (Berlese) : Zapparoli, 1994: 60.

(8) Pleurolithobius patriarchalis (Berlese, 1894) : Zapparoli, 2002: 54, Fig. 2 .

General distribution. Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Italy (incl. Sicily), Montenegro. West Asia: Turkey. North Africa: Libya ( Zapparoli 2002; Minelli et al. 2006).

Chorotype. E-Mediterranean (EME).

Records in Peloponnisos (4) ( Fig. 7 ). Ahaia: Patra (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8); Patra, near University (7, 8). Arkadia: 1 km E Vitina, crossroads to Vitina, 1025 m (8). Ilia: Lambia, N suburbs (8).

Ecological notes. 100–1400 m; a mediterranean species common in steppic and stony open habitats, in broadleaved thermomesophilous woods, in agroecosystems, and in anthropized habitats ( Zapparoli & Minelli 1993; Zapparoli 1996).

Figures

FIGURE 2. New sampling sites in Parnonas Mt. (blue circles) in the East Peloponnisos. Numbers represent different localities as referred in the text. circle

FIGURE 7. Lithobius aeruginosus (black circles), L. crassipes (green circles), L. nudus (blue circles) and Pleurolithobius patriarchalis (red arrows), distribution records in Peloponnisos.