Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1829

Simaiakis, Stylianos Michail, Akkari, Nesrine & Zapparoli, Marzio, 2016, The centipedes of Peloponnisos and first records of genus Eurygeophilus in the East Mediterranean (Myriapoda: Chilopoda), Zootaxa 4061 (4), pp. 301-346 : 323-324

26. Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1829

(1) Sc. penetrans C.L. Koch, 1847: 162 .

(2) Scolopendra penetrans C.L. Koch : C.L. Koch, 1863: 69, Fig. 192.

(3) Scolopendra cingulata Latr. : Daday, 1889: 149.

(4) Sc. cingulata Latreille var. coeruleolimbata Verhoeff, 1901: 430 , 453.

(5) Sc. cingulata Latz. [sic!]: Verhoeff, 1901: 452.

(6) Scolopendra cinculata [sic!] Latr.: Kanellis, 1959: 18.

(7) Scolopendra cingulata Latr. : Matic, 1976: 289.

(8) Scolopendra cingulata Latreille : Stavropoulos & Matic, 1990: 38.

(9) Scolopendra cingulata Latreille : Zapparoli, 1994: 25.

(10) Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1829 : Zapparoli, 2002: 58, Fig. 25.

General distribution. Europe: Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy (incl. Sicily), Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine. West Asia: Caucasus, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Tadjikistan, Turkey. North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia ( Zapparoli 2002; Minelli et al. 2006).

Chorotype. Turano-Mediterranean (TUM).

Records in Peloponnisos (1, 2) ( Fig. 9 ). Ahaia: Aroania Ori, Kalavrita, Ski Resort (10); Aroania Ori, Zarouhla, 1000 m (9, 10); Aroania Ori, springs along road to Planitero, 570 m (10); Dafni (6, 10); N Erimanthos, Halandritsa-Koumaris, pasture with oak, 700 m (10); Erimanthos, 1800 m (10); Erimanthos, Erimanthia, 2000 m (9, 10); Erimanthos, top, 2200–2300 m (9, 10); Kalavrita gorge, 800 m (7, 10); Patra (3, 4, 5, 6, 10). Argolida: Argos (6, 10); Nafplio (4, 5, 6, 10); Parnonas, W slopes, Kosmas, 1000 m (10). Arkadia: pass 6–7 km E Langadia, 1050 m (10); Leonidio, Paleohori (10); Levidi, Menalon Ski Resort (10); between Likeo and Ano Karies, 4 km from Likeo (10); Tripoli (4, 5, 6, 10); l km E Vitina, crossroads to Vitina, 1025 m (10). Ilia: Lambia, Chrisopigi (10); Oros Foloi, Lalas, 790 m (10); Pirgos, Killini, Loutra (9, 10). Korinthia: Oros Killini, 1500 m (9, 10); Oros Killini, 2350 m (9, 10); Oros Killini, Goura, 1000 m (9, 10). Lakonia: near Areopoli, Vathia, shore (10); Taigetos (8, 10); Taigetos, Poliana (9, 10); Taigetos, near refuge (10). Messinia: Demiova Monastery (in literature under Demiobas) (3, 6); Kalamata (5, 10); Kalamata, between Artemissia and Langada Pass (10); Meligalas, Vassiliko (10).

New records from Mt. Parnonas ( Fig. 9 ). 1 ex., Arkadia, Paralio Astros 2.2 km NW, by the coast (loc. 1), 1 m, N37.436054 / E22.754278, 25 Oct. 2014; 2 exx., Sitaina to Platanos, close to Panagia church (loc. 7), 770 m, N37.301359 / E22.658826, 27 Oct. 2014; 4 exx., Meligarias south of Oreini Meligou (loc. 9), 810 m, N37.350434 / E22.671654, 27 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Xirokampi 1.2 km north, west of Agios Ioannis (loc. 10), 870 m, N37.349902 / E22.593355, 27 Oct. 2014; 2 exx., Moni Panagias Malevis (loc. 11), 880 m, N37.328907 / E22.572301, 27 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Mazia gorge NE Kastanitsa (loc. 13), 480 m, N37.277568 / E22.673011, 28 Oct. 2014; 3 exx., Xirolakki, east of Prastos (loc. 14), 585 m, N37.269119 / E22.713849, 28 Oct. 2014; 1 ex., Arkadia, Kastanitsa to Agios Vasileios, east of Gaitanorachi (loc. 20), 1455 m, N37.224892 / E22.643886, 29 Oct. 2014; 5 exx., Mavrovouni, mountain plateau west of Sitaina (loc. 25), 1330 m, N37.300473 / E22.615434, 30 Oct. 2014; 3 exx., Agios Andreas to Agios Panteleimon, crossroad to Moni Eortakoustis (loc. 29), 190 m, N37.323139 / E22.714269, 31 Oct. 2014; 3 exx., Neochori to Agios Charalampos church, phrygana (loc. 30), 50 m, N37.361966 / E22.741903, 31 Oct. 2014; 1 exx., Moni Elonis to Palaiochori, 1 km S of Palaiochori (loc. 33), 820 m, N37.160651 / E22.72431, 30 Apr. 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Palaiochori to Agios Vasileios, 1 km SE of Ag. Vasileios (loc. 34), 720 m, N37.178991 / E22.700183, 30 Apr. 2015; 3 exx., Agios Vasileios to Parnonas mountain refuge, 3 km N of Ag.Vasileios (loc. 35), 1205 m, N37.206527 / E22.672336, 30 Apr. 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Parnonas mountain refuge to Agios Vasileios, 2 km SW of the refuge (loc. 36), 1570 m, N37.225902 / E22.62279, 1 May 2015; 2 exx., Parnonas mountain refuge to Agios Vasileios, 4.5 km SW of the refuge (loc. 37), 1440 m, N37.226428 / E22.641807, 1 May 2015; 2 exx., Prastos, 4 km N of the village (loc. 40), 1240 m, N37.231459 / E22.667264, 1 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Prastos, 3 km N of the village (loc. 41), 1215 m, N37.239358 / E22.671086, 1 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Prastos to Kastanitsa, 3 km E of Prastos (loc. 42), 525 m, N37.259315 / E22.698692, 1 May 2015; 2 exx., Moni Malevis, 600 m W of the monastery (loc. 43), 905 m, N37.328598 / E22.571381, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Moni Malevis, 400 m W of the monastery (loc. 44), 890 m, N37.327387 / E22.574035, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Xirokampi to Sitaina, 0.5 km S of Xirokampi (loc. 45), 970 m, N37.332846 / E22.595668, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Xirokampi to Sitaina, 4 km SE of Xirokampi (loc. 46), 1140 m, N37.318658 / E22.612073, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Xirokampi to Sitaina, 6.5 km SE of Xirokampi (loc. 47), 1200 m, N37.311646 / E22.626663, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Xirokampi to Sitaina, 7.5 km SE of Xirokampi (loc. 48), 1150 m, N37.31695 / E22.629196, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Sitaina, 5 km NW of the village (loc. 49), 1050 m, N37.301055 / E22.643345, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Agios Sozon church, 500 m S Sitaina (loc. 50), 790 m, N37.28542 / E22.657174, 2 May 2015; 1 ex., Arkadia, Kronion Oros, mountain plateau W of Agios Ilias church (loc. 54), 1650 m, N37.287021 / E22.605119, 3 May 2015.

New records from Peloponnisos ( Fig. 9 ). 3 exx., Ahaia, Mt Aroania, Sky Center, 1700 m, 19 May 2004, G. Osella; 2 exx., Argolida, Mt. Didimon, 1100 m, 20 May 2004, G. Osella; 2 exx., Ilia, Neohori, 40 m, N37.51792 / E21.61389, 20 Apr. 2003, P. Cerretti.

Ecological notes. 0–2350 m; a thermophilous species, in mesothermophilous broadleaved woods ( Quercus sp., Castanea sativa , Populus sp.), in Abies cephalonica woods, in Mediterranean phrygana, in dunes, in Paliurus spinachristi , Quercus coccifera , Juniperus sp., and Laurus nobilis scrubs, in anthropized habitats, in agroecosystems, and in coastal habitats ( Verhoeff 1901; Dobroruka 1965; Zapparoli 1994, 1996).

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FIGURE 9. Scolopendra cingulata (black circles) and S. dalmatica (red arrows), distribution records in Peloponnisos.