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Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of the Republic of North Macedonia Arthropoda Selecta 28(2): 191205 © ARTHROPODA SELECTA, 2019 Checklist of the millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of the Republic of North Macedonia Êîíòðîëüíûé ñïèñîê äèïëîïîä (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) Ðåñïóáëèêè Ñåâåðíàÿ Ìàêåäîíèÿ Zvezdana S. Jovanoviæ1*, Aleksandra Cvetkovska-Gjorgjievska2, Dana Preliæ2, Dragan . Antiæ1,3, Slobodan E. Makarov1,3 Çâåçäàíà Ñ. £îâàíîâè1*, Àëåêñàíäðà Öâåòêîâñêà-îðèåâñêà2, Äàíà Ïðåëè2, Äðàãàí Æ. Àíòè1,3, Ñëîáîäàí Å. Ìàêàðîâ1,3 1 Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; E-mail: [email protected] 2 Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Saints Cyril and Methodius University, Arhimedova 3, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia 3 Serbian Biospeleological Society, Trg Dositeja Obradoviæa 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia KEY WORDS: Diplopoda, diversity, fauna, North Macedonia, Balkan Peninsula. ÊËÞ×ÅÂÛÅ ÑËÎÂÀ: Diplopoda, ðàçíîîáðàçèå, ôàóíà, Ñåâåðíàÿ Ìàêåäîíèÿ, Áàëêàíñêèé ïîëóîñòðîâ. ABSTRACT. The millipede fauna of the Republic Introduction of North Macedonia presently includes 67 species from 33 genera, 15 families and seven orders. As many as 12 The Republic of North Macedonia occupies the and 19 species, or ca. 18% and 28% of all records, are central part of the Balkan Peninsula. It has varied relief endemic to North Macedonia and the Balkan Peninsu- structure and age, geology and soil types, a situation la, respectively. The most speciose families are Jul- resulting from its complex geotectonic evolution, which idae, with 29 species, or 43%, followed by Polydesmi- shaped the republic´s present-day rich biodiversity. The dae with 16 species, or 24%. Hirudisoma hirsutum mountains of the older Rhodopian tectonic mass (Mts (Verhoeff, 1901) and Brachydesmus cristofer Strasser, Belasica and Osogovo) and those of the younger Di- 1966 are new to the millipede fauna of North Mace- naric tectonic mass (ar Planina Mountains and Mts donia. The distribution pattern and maps are given for Bistra, Korab and Pelister) include localities with a each species. large number of reported species. The shores of the How to cite this article: Jovanoviæ Z.S., Cvetkovs- large tectonic lakes Ohrid and Prespa and of the small- er Lake Dojran are also the sites of numerous millipede ka-Gjorgjievska A., Preliæ D., Antiæ D.., Makarov records. Different influences, such as the presence of S.E. 2019. Checklist of the millipedes (Myriapoda: various water bodies, the existence of high mountains Diplopoda) of the Republic of North Macedonia // and human impacts, modify the mostly continental and Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.28. No.2. P.191205. doi: Mediterranean climate. Vegetation is represented by 10.15298/arthsel. 28.2.02 forest, grass, semi-steppe and marsh communities, to- gether with ones of certain other types as well. This ÐÅÇÞÌÅ. Äèïëîïîäû ôàóíû Ðåñïóáëèêè Ñå- diversity of natural conditions contributes to the pro- âåðíàÿ Ìàêåäîíèÿ íûíå âñêëþ÷àþò 67 âèäîâ èç 33 found species richness of the republic´s flora and fauna ðîäîâ, 15 ñåìåéñòâ è ñåìè îòðÿäîâ. Èç íèõ 12 è 19 [Makarov et al., 2004]. âèäîâ, èëè ïðèìåðíî 18% è 28% âñåõ íàõîäîê, Diplopoda are ancient terrestrial arthropods with ýíäåìèêè ñîîòâåòñòâåííî Ñåâåðíîé Ìàêåäîíèè è more than 12,000 described species, while their diver- sity is estimated to range between ca. 25,000 to 80,000 Áàëêàíñêîãî ïîëóîñòðîâà. Ñàìûå áîãàòûå âèäàìè species [Hopkin, Read, 1992; Golovatch, Kime, 2009; ñåìåéñòâà Julidae c 29 âèäàìè, èëè 43% ôàóíû, è Sierwald, Bond, 2007]. One of the globes most impor- Polydesmidae ñ 16 âèäàìè, èëè 24%. Âèäû Hirudi- tant centres of millipede diversity is the Balkan Penin- soma hirsutum (Verhoeff, 1901) è Brachydesmus sula, which is inhabited by almost 1,000 species, in- cristofer Strasser, 1966 íîâûå äëÿ ôàóíû Ìàêåäî- cluding many endemic taxa. The first comprehensive íèè. Äëÿ êàæäîãî âèäà ïðåäñòàâëåíû òèï àðåàëà è review of the millipede fauna of present-day North êàðòà ñ ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèåì. Macedonia was published by Strasser [1971a, b], pre- 192 Z.S. Jovanoviæ et al. Fig. 1. Distribution of representatives of the orders Glomerida and Polyxenida in North Macedonia. Ðèñ. 1. Ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèå ïðåäñòàâèòåëåé îòðÿäîâ Glomerida è Polyxenida â Ñåâåðíîé Ìàêåäîíèè. ceded by the studies by Attems [1929, 1959], and it important structures were dissected, mounted in glyc- listed already 43 species or subspecies. Research ef- erine as temporary microscope preparations, and ob- forts carried out in the late 1980s and early 1990s served with a Carl Zeiss Axioscope 40 microscope. supplemented these records with a number of new taxa, The distribution maps were created using Google Earth thereby resulting in 59 species or subspecies, as report- Pro (version 7.3.0.3832) and Adobe Photoshop CS6. ed by Mriæ [1993a]. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Æurèiæ et al. [1999a, b, 2002a, b] and Makarov et al. [2001, 2003] added several new species to the List of species diplopod fauna of North Macedonia. Makarov et al. [2004] recognized 61 species, 12 of which were en- Order POLYXENIDA demic to the country. Finally, Petkovski [2009] pub- Family POLYXENIDAE lished his National Catalogue containing 62 millipede species. Kime & Enghoff [2011, 2017], in their pan- 1. Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) European atlases, listed most of the millipede species described, accepted or recorded to date from North Scolopendra lagurus Linnaeus, 1758 Macedonia, except for those in the order Chordeumati- Polyxenus germanicus Verhoeff, 1941 da. In their comprehensive work, Vagalinski & Lazá- Distribution in the Republic of North Macedonia: Ohrid nyi [2018] revised the tribe Brachyiulini, including [Makarov et al., 2004]; river Treska, Skopje [Attems, 1929]; North Macedonian species. without precise locality [Strasser 1971a, b; Mriæ, 1993a; The objective of the present study is to critically list Mauriès et al., 1997] (Fig. 1). all members of the North Macedonian diplopod fauna World distribution: Albania, Austria, Azores Islands, based on published records and new material collected Balearic Islands, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Channel Is- between the 1990s and late 2010s. The synonymy lands, Corsica, Croatia, Cyclades Islands, Czech Republic, lists are largely after Kime & Enghoff [2011, 2017], Germany, Danish mainland, Estonia, European Turkey (with- Spelda [2013], and Vagalinski & Lazányi [2018]. out islands in the Sea of Marmara), French mainland, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithua- nia, Luxembourg, Republic of North Macedonia, Moldova, Material and methods Northern Ireland, Norwegian mainland and inshore islands, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia (Central Eu- The specimens collected were examined using a ropean Russia, North European Russia, Northwest Russia), Nikon SMZ 745T stereo microscope and are presently Sicily and neighbouring Italian islands, Spanish mainland, deposited at the Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biolo- Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, the Neth- gy, University of Belgrade, Serbia. All taxonomically erlands, Ukraine, and Northern USA [Kime, Enghoff, 2011]. Checklist of the millipedes of the Republic of North Macedonia 193 2. Polyxenus macedonicus Verhoeff, 1952 same locality, 1385 m a.s.l., CalaminthaFagus community, 3.VII. 2010; 1 #, 5 $$, same locality, 1442 m a.s.l., cleared area, 3.VII. Distribution in the Republic of North Macedonia: Skopje 2010; 1 juv., same locality, 1385 m a.s.l., CalaminthaFagus community, 4.IX.2010; 1 $, same locality, 1442 m a.s.l., cleared [Verhoeff, 1952; Strasser, 1971a]; village of Strmo, Probi- area, 4.IX.2010, all leg. A.C. Gjorgjievska. tip [Mriæ, 1993a]; without precise locality [Mauriès et al., Distribution in the Republic of North Macedonia: Mt 1997; Æurèiæ et al., 2002a; Makarov et al., 2004] (Fig. 1). Belasica (present study); village of Kosturino [Mriæ, 1993a; World distribution: Corsica, French mainland, Republic Makarov et al., 2004]; without precise locality [Mauriès et of North Macedonia, Malta [Kime, Enghoff, 2011]. al., 1997] (Fig. 1). World distribution: Bulgaria, European Turkey (without Order GLOMERIDA islands in the Sea of Marmara), Greek mainland, and the Family GLOMERIDELLIDAE Republic of North Macedonia [Kime, Enghoff, 2011]. Balkan endemic. 3. Typhloglomeris ljubetensis (Attems, 1929)** 6. Glomeris hexasticha Brandt, 1833 Albanoglomus ljubetensis Attems, 1929 Albanoglomus ljubotensis Mriæ, 1985 Glomeris mniszechii Nowicki, 1870 Distribution in the Republic of North Macedonia: Lju- Glomeris ambigua Haase, 1886 boten, ar Planina Mts [Attems, 1929; Strasser, 1971a; Glomeris ruscorum Verhoeff, 1929 Mriæ, 1993a; Makarov et al., 2003, 2004]; without precise Glomeris chiemensis Verhoeff, 1941 locality [Strasser, 1971b; Mauriès et al., 1997; Æurèiæ et al., MATERIAL. 1 $, Mt Kouf, 550 m a.s.l., Quercusfraxinus 1999a, 2000] (Fig. 1). forest, 15.VI.2010; 1 $, Mt Kouf, Gorska Buka, 1505 m a.s.l., World distribution: Republic of North Macedonia, Ser- CalaminthaFagus community, 14.VI.2016; 1 $, Mt Kouf, ec- otope between spruce forests, 1673 m a.s.l., 19.VII.2016, all leg. D. bia [Kime, Enghoff, 2011]. Matevski; 1 $, Mt Vodno, Skopje, 770 m a.s.l., Mediterranean pine Balkan endemic. forest, 15.VI. 2015, leg. R. Blaevska. Distribution in the Republic of North Macedonia: 4. Typhloglomeris varunae Makarov, Luèiæ, Belèite-Blato [Mriæ, 1993a]; village of Dubrovnica [Mriæ, Tomiæ et Karaman, 2003** 1993]; Mt Koneèka [Mriæ, 1993]; Mt Kouf (present study); Matka [Mriæ, 1993a; Æurèiæ et al., 1999a]; Mt Osogovo
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