Australobius magnus ( Trotzina, 1894 )

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 : 163

5. Australobius magnus ( Trotzina, 1894)

Terra typica: [ Kyrgyzstan] Nördlichen Alai, 3330 m [N part of Alai Mt. Range—Kg24*] ( Trotzina 1894).

Lithobius devertens Trotzina, 1894: 248 (♂ ♀).

Lithobius devertens — Attems, 1904: 114.

Lithobius magnus Trotzina, 1894: 249 (1 ♀).

Lithobius magnus var. pleodonta Attems, 1904: 118 (♂ ♀).

Lithobius magnus var. pleodonta — Lignau, 1929a: 172.

Lithobius magnus — Attems, 1904: 115, 118 (♂ ♀); Lignau, 1929a: 172 (3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀); Zalesskaja, 1978: 142.

Australobius magnus — Eason, 1997: 120 (6 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀, 2 juv. ♂, 3 juv. ♀♀); Dyachkov, 2017a: 441–442, Figs 1–4 ; 2019: 11 (4 ♂♂, 2 juv.); 2020: 81 (2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀).

Australobius daamsae Eason, 1989: 368 (2 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀).

Australobius daamsae — Eason, 1997: 120.

Previous records. Kazakhstan: Almaty Region —Trans-Ili Alatau Mt. Range, Left Talgar [Kz9, Kz9a] and Bolshaya Almatinka [Kz14] river valleys ( Eason 1997; Dyachkov 2017a, 2019), Küngöy Ala-Too Mt. Range, between Kolsay-1 and Kolsay-2 lakes [Kz17], Ketmen Mts [Kz19] ( Dyachkov 2017a, 2019), Jambyl Region—Kyrgyz Ala-Too Mt. Range, Merke [Kz62] and Dzhyndybay [Kz63] river valleys. Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul Region—Terskey Ala-Too Mt. Range, Karakol town [Kg3], “Aksu-Thal” [Kg4], near Issik-Kul Lake [Kg27*], Osh Region —Kichik-Alai Mts [Kg23], Alai Mt. Range [Kg24*]; uncertain localities—Kyrgyz Ala-Too Mt. Range, “Tyuz-Ash” Pass [Kg28*] ( Trotzina 1894; Attems 1904; Zalesskaja 1978; Eason 1997). Tajikistan: “W Tajikistan ” ( Zalesskaja 1978), Khatlon Region —Dzhilantau Mt. Range, vicinity of Kuybulyon Village [Tj6], Districts of Republican Subordination— Ghissar Mt. Range, Poyonob [Tj10], and Romit [Tj11] villages, Obikandak River Valley [Tj12, Tj13] ( Dyachkov 2020).

Habitat records. Dry stony shiblyak shrubland with rocks on 970–1200; wet stony shiblyak shrubland with rocks on 1200–1850 m; stony meadow with rocks on 1250–1540 m; stony river bank with part of stony steppe on 1250 m; forest on 1180 and 1870 m; Pícea forests on 1870 and 2680 m; Picea schrenkiana woodland with grassy meadows on 2300–2500 m; sparse Juniperus woodland on 2400 m; Juniperus stand on 2400–2850 m; mountain steppe with rocks and Juniperius on 2300–2500 m; mountain steppe; under stones by river bank on 2400 m ( Eason 1997; Dyachkov 2017a, 2019, 2020); ca. 3330 m ( Trotzina 1894); “eurybiontic, dwells in a litter of forests, as well as deep in the soil (to 60 cm) on agricultural soils” ( Zalesskaja 1978).

Remarks. Also known from China (Karakorum) ( Eason 1997; Ma et al. 2014) and E Nepal ( Eason 1989, 1997). The record from Caucasus ( Georgia; as Lithobius devertens ) ( Attems 1907: 6) is doubtful ( Zalesskaja 1978: 144).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Diagram showing three main periods in the history of the studies of Middle Asian Lithobiomorpha

FIGURES 2, 3. Maps showing collecting localities in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan (2) and in SE Kazakhstan (3).

FIGURE 4. Maps showing collecting localities in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Abbreviation: TU—Turkmenistan.