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A Preliminary Review of the Centipede Fauna of the Altai State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Southwestern Siberia, Russia (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha, Geophilomorpha)

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A Preliminary Review of the Centipede Fauna of the Altai State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Southwestern Siberia, Russia (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha, Geophilomorpha) Arthropoda Selecta 26(3): 217–224 © ARTHROPODA SELECTA, 2017 A preliminary review of the centipede fauna of the Altai State Nature Biosphere Reserve, southwestern Siberia, Russia (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha, Geophilomorpha) Ïðåäâàðèòåëüíûé îáçîð ôàóíû ãóáîíîãèõ ìíîãîíîæåê Àëòàéñêîãî ãîñóäàðñòâåííîãî ïðèðîäíîãî áèîñôåðíîãî çàïîâåäíèêà, þã Çàïàäíîé Ñèáèðè, Ðîññèÿ (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha, Geophilomorpha) P.S. Nefediev1,4, G.Sh. Farzalieva2, I.H. Tuf3 Ï.Ñ. Íåôåäüåâ1, Ã.Ø. Ôàðçàëèåâà2, È.Õ. Òóô3 1 Altai State University, Lenin Avenue, 61, Barnaul 656049 Russia. E-mail: [email protected] 2 Perm State University, Bukireva Street, 15, Perm 614600 Russia. E-mail: [email protected] 3 Palacký University, Šlechtitelù, 27, Olomouc 77900, Czech Republic. E-mail: [email protected] 4 Tomsk State University, Lenin Avenue, 36, Tomsk 634050 Russia. 1 Алтайский государственный университет, проспект Ленина, 61, Барнаул 656049 Россия. 2 Пермский государственный университет, ул. Букирева, 15, Пермь 614600 Россия. 4 Томский государственный университет, проспект Ленина, 36, Томск 634050 Россия. KEY WORDS: Lithobiidae, Geophilidae, Schendylidae, Linotaenidae, faunistics, new records, Lake Te- letskoye. КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ СЛОВА: Lithobiidae, Geophilidae, Schendylidae, Linotaenidae, фаунистика, новые наход- ки, Телецкое озеро. ABSTRACT. Preliminarily, the centipede fauna of cf. vagabundus Stuxberg, 1876, L. (M.) curtipes C.L. the near-Teletskoye Lake region of the Altai State Na- Koch, 1847, L. (M.) insolens Dányi et Tuf, 2012, 1876, ture Biosphere Reserve comprises at least 14 species Escaryus japonicus Attems, 1927, E. koreanus Taka- from four genera, four families and two orders. Litho- kuwa, 1937, E. retusidens Attems, 1904 и Strigamia bius (Monotarsobius) franciscorum Dányi et Tuf, 2012 pusilla (Sseliwanoff, 1884). Даны карты с распрост- is new to the fauna of Russia, L. (M.) cf. nordenskioeil- ранением всех видов в указанном регионе. dii Stuxberg, 1876 is new to that of southwestern Sibe- ria, while L. (Ezembius) proximus Sseliwanoff, 1878, Introduction L. (E.) ostiacorum Stuxberg, 1876, L. (E.) sibiricus Gerstfeldt, 1858, L. cf. vagabundus Stuxberg, 1876, L. An object of the World Cultural and Natural Heri- (M.) curtipes C.L. Koch, 1847, L. (M.) insolens Dányi tage, the Altai State Nature Biosphere Reserve is a et Tuf, 2012, Escaryus japonicus Attems, 1927, E. unique strictly protected area located within the Tur- koreanus Takakuwa, 1937, E. retusidens Attems, 1904 ochak and Ulagan districts, northeastern Republic of and Strigamia pusilla (Sseliwanoff, 1884) are new to Altai, southwestern Siberia. The Altai Nature Reserve the fauna of the Republic of Altai. All centipede distri- surrounds Lake Teletskoye, the “pearl” of the Altai butions in the region are mapped. Mountains, from north, east and south. Being the larg- est and deepest lake in the Altais, Lake Teletskoye, or РЕЗЮМЕ. Фауна губоногих многоножек прите- Altyn-Köl in the Altai people language, stretches ca 80 лецкого региона Алтайского государственного при- km long and 5 km wide, and reaches up to 325 m in родного биосферного заповедника предварительно depth. включает как минимум 14 видов из четырех родов, Several attempts to reveal the myriapod fauna of четырех семейств и двух отрядов. Указанные ниже the environs of Lake Teletskoye concern only milli- находки оказались новыми для России: Lithobius pedes (Diplopoda) [Nefedieva, Nefediev, 2008; Nefedi- (Monotarsobius) franciscorum Dányi et Tuf, 2012; для ev, Nefedieva, 2013; Mikhaljova et al., 2014; Nefedi- юга Западной Сибири: L. (M.) cf. nordenskioeildii eva et al., 2014, 2015], while the fauna of centipedes Stuxberg, 1876; и для Республики Алтай: L. (Ezem- (Chilopoda) of the Altai Nature Reserve has remained bius) proximus Sseliwanoff, 1878, L. (E.) ostiacorum almost unknown. The only two geophilomorph centi- Stuxberg, 1876, L. (E.) sibiricus Gerstfeldt, 1858, L. pedes, Escaryus chadaevae Titova, 1972 and Arcto- 218 P.S. Nefediev et al. geophilus macrocephalus Folkmanová et Dobroruka, 1960, have been recorded from the study area [Titova, 1972b; Zalesskaja et al., 1982]. The present study cov- ers the near-Teletskoye Lake region within the Altai Nature Reserve. The material treated herein has been deposited main- ly in the collection of the Altai State University, Bar- naul, Russia (ASU), partly shared also with the collec- tions of the Perm State University, Perm, Russia (PSU) and the Zoological Museum of the Lomonosov Mos- cow State University, Moscow, Russia (ZMUM), as indicated in the text. Literature references to the spe- cies concern western Siberia only. Taxonomic part ORDER LITHOBIOMORPHA Family LITHOBIIDAE Lithobius (Ezembius) proximus Sseliwanoff, 1878 Map 1. Lithobius proximus Sseliwanoff, 1878: Zalesskaja, 1978: 125– Map 1. Distribution of lithobiomorph centipedes in the envi- 126; Striganova, Poryadina, 2005: 226, Bukhkalo, Sergeeva, 2012: rons of Lake Teletskoye (part 1). 61; Sergeeva, 2013: 530–532; Bukhkalo et al., 2014: 71–72; Nefedi- Карта 1. Распространение многоножек-костянок в окрест- ev et al., 2017c. ностях Телецкого озера (часть 1). MATERIAL EXAMINED (40 specimens: 12 ##, 13 $$, 5 subadult ##, 7 subadult $$, 4 juv. from 14 localities: all from State Nature Biosphere Reserve, central part of Lake Teletskoye, Russia, southwestern Siberia, Republic of Altai). 1 #, 4 $$ (PSU), cordon Chelyush, 51°29′43.8″N, 87°44′54.4″E, ca 445 m a.s.l., Turochak District, north of Lake Teletskoye, near Artybash, Betula Duschekia fruticosa, 11.06.2014; all leg. M.B. Sakhnevich. pendula, Abies sibirica and Pinus sibirica forest, litter, 4– DISTRIBUTION. A Euroasian species widely dis- 13.07.1982, leg. S.I. Golovatch; 4 subadult ##, 4 subadult $$ tributed in Russia, ranging from the Volga and North- (ASU), same District, north of Lake Teletskoye, ca 2 km E of western Federal districts, European Russia through Iogach, dark coniferous taiga with fern, foot of mountain, 14– 17.07.2004; 1 #, 2 $$ (ASU), Ulagan District, Altai State Nature southwestern and southeastern Siberia (Altai Province, Biosphere Reserve, south of Lake Teletskoye, near cordon Chiri, Tyumen and Irkutsk areas and the Republic of Buryat- valley of Kyga River, Kyga Biogeocoenological Profile, site 2, ia) to the Russian Far East (Maritime Province, Sakha- 51°20′29.3″N, 87°51′40.0″E, ca 495 m a.s.l., Abies sibirica and lin Island and the Kuriles) [Zalesskaja, 1978; Strigano- Pinus sibirica forest with ferns, litter, 12.08.2005; 2 ## (ASU), va, Poryadina, 2005; Bukhkalo, Sergeeva, 2012; Ser- same study area, site 15, 51°18′24.5″N, 87°55′31.0″E, ca 1960 m a.s.l., subalpine sparse Pinus sibirica stand, litter, under stones, geeva, 2013; Bukhkalo et al., 2014; Nefediev et al., 14.08.2005; 2 ## (ASU), same study area, site 18, 51°18′30.0″N, 2017c]. 87°56′10.7″E, ca 2195 m a.s.l., Betula rotundifolia and Salix glau- REMARKS. This species has hitherto not been re- ca mountain tundra with Dryas and lichens, litter, 15.08.2005; 1 corded from the Republic of Altai, SW Siberia. In the subadult $, 1 juv. (ASU), same study area, site 10A, 51°18′43.7″N, 87°54′23.7″E, ca 1700 m a.s.l., sparse Pinus sibirica with Betula study area, L. proximus inhabits different habitats around pendula and Abies sibirica stand, litter, 16.08.2005; 1 subadult #, Lake Teletskoye, ranging from taiga on the lake shore 1 $ (ASU), same study area, site 13A, 51°18′24.1″N, 87°55′06.9″E, up to mountain tundra at ca 2200 m a.s.l. ca 1875 m a.s.l., subalpine sparse Pinus sibirica stand, litter, 16.08.2005; 1 # (ASU), same study area, site 9, 51°19′07.5″N, Lithobius (Ezembius) ostiacorum Stuxberg, 1876 87°53′15.0″E, ca 1415 m a.s.l., Pinus sibirica forest with Abies sibirica, litter, 17.08.2005; 2 ##, 1 $ (ASU), same study area, Map 1. site 4, 51°19′53.3″N, 87°51′78.0″E, 675 m a.s.l., Abies sibirica forest with Pinus sibirica and Betula pendula, litter, 18.08.2005; 2 Lithobius (Ezembius) ostiacorum Stuxberg, 1876: Nefediev et ##, 1 $, 3 juv. (ASU), same study area, site 6, 51°19′31.6″N, al., 2017c. 87°52′16.1″E, ca 940 m a.s.l., Populus tremula forest with Abies MATERIAL EXAMINED (12 specimens: 5 ##, 1 $, 1 adult, sibirica and Pinus sibirica, litter, 18.08.2005; 1 #, 2 $$ (ASU), 1 subadult $, 4 juv. from 2 localities: all from Russia, southwestern same study area, site 7, 51°19′31.2″N, 87°52′21.1″E, 960 m a.s.l., Siberia, Republic of Altai). 1 #, 4 $$ (ASU), Turochak District, Abies sibirica, Pinus sibirica and Populus tremula forest, litter, north of Lake Teletskoye, ca 2 km E of Iogach, dark coniferous 18.08.2005; 1 subadult $ (ASU), same study area, site 8, taiga with fern, foot of mountain, 14–17.07.2004; 3 ##, 1 adult 51°19′30.4″N, 87°52′50.0″E, 1100 m a.s.l., Pinus sibirica forest without caudal body part, 4 juv. (ASU), Ulagan District, Altai with Abies sibirica, litter, 17.08.2005, all leg. P.S. Nefediev and State Nature Biosphere Reserve, south of Lake Teletskoye, near J.S. Nefedieva; 1 $ (ASU), Turochak District, Altai State Nature cordon Chiri, valley of Kyga River, Kyga Biogeocoenological Pro- Biosphere Reserve, north of Lake Teletskoye, cordon Baigazan, file, site 19, 51°18′30.5″N, 87°56′21.7″E, ca 2265 m a.s.l., summit 51°45′33.7″N, 87°25′58.9″E, ca 470 m a.s.l., Padus avium and of Mt Malaya Koliushta, Betula rotundifolia and Salix glauca Sorbus sibirica, 30.09.2013; 1 $ (ASU), Ulagan District, Altai rocky mountain tundra with Dryas, Festuca and lichens, 15.08.2005; Centipede fauna of the Altai Nature Reserve 219 2 ##, 1 $, 1 subadult $ (ASU), site 11, 51°18′41.3″N, 87° Biosphere Reserve, central part of Lake Teletskoye, cordon Chely- 55′34.7″E, ca 1735 m a.s.l., old fire-site, Betula rotundifolia and ush, 51°29′43.8″N, 87°44′54.4″E, ca 445 m a.s.l., Duschekia fruti- Salix glauca bushes with sparse Pinus sibirica and Abies sibirica cosa, 11.06.2014; 2 ##, 2 $$ (ASU), same District, south of Lake stand, litter, 16.08.2005, all leg.
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