@article {259, title = {Barcoding of Central European Cryptops centipedes reveals large interspecific distances with ghost lineages and new species records from Germany and Austria (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha)}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {564}, year = {2016}, month = {16/02/2016}, pages = {21 - 46}, abstract = {

In order to evaluate the diversity of Central European Myriapoda species in the course of the German Barcode of Life project, 61 cytochrome c oxidase I sequences of the genus Cryptops Leach, 1815, a centipede genus of the order Scolopendromorpha, were successfully sequenced and analyzed. One sequence of Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1829 and one of Theatops erythrocephalus Koch, 1847 were utilized as outgroups. Instead of the expected three species (C. parisi Brolemann, 1920; C. anomalans Newport, 1844; C. hortensis (Donovan, 1810)), analyzed samples included eight to ten species. Of the eight clearly distinguishable morphospecies of Cryptops, five (C. parisi; C. croaticus Verhoeff, 1931; C. anomalans; C. umbricus Verhoeff, 1931; C. hortensis) could be tentatively determined to species level, while a further three remain undetermined (one each from Germany, Austria and Croatia, and Slovenia). Cryptops croaticus is recorded for the first time from Austria. A single specimen (previously suspected as being C. anomalans), was redetermined as C. umbricus Verhoeff, 1931, a first record for Germany. All analyzed Cryptops species are monophyletic and show large genetic distances from one another (p-distances of 13.7\–22.2\%). Clear barcoding gaps are present in lineages represented by \>10 specimens, highlighting the usefulness of the barcoding method for evaluating species diversity in centipedes. German specimens formally assigned to C. parisi are divided into three clades differing by 8.4\–11.3\% from one another; their intra-lineage genetic distance is much lower at 0\–1.1\%. The three clades are geographically separate, indicating that they might represent distinct species. Aside from C. parisi, intraspecific distances of Cryptops spp. in Central Europe are low (\<3.3\%).

}, keywords = {barcode, biodiversity, COI, cryptic diversity, introduced species}, issn = {1313-2989}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.564.7535}, url = {http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=7535}, author = {Wesener, Thomas and Voigtl{\"a}nder, Karin and Decker, Peter and Oeyen, Jan Philip and Spelda, J{\"o}rg} } @article {258, title = {Wiederentdeckung des G{\"u}rtelskolopenders (Chilopoda: Scolopendra cingulata) im Neusiedlersee-Gebiet {\"O}sterreichs, mit Anmerkungen zum Spinnenl{\"a}ufer (Chilopoda: Scutigera coleoptrata)}, journal = {Koenigiana}, volume = {8}, year = {2014}, month = {2014}, pages = {63-73}, abstract = {

Full title:\ Wiederentdeckung des G\ürtelskolopenders (Chilopoda: Scolopendra cingulata) im Neusiedlersee-Gebiet \Österreichs, mit Anmerkungen zum Spinnenl\äufer (Chilopoda: Scutigera coleoptrata) und zum pannonischen Laufk\äfer (Coleoptera: Carabus hungaricus) aus demselben Gebiet

}, author = {B{\"o}hme, Wolfgang and Oeyen, Jan Philip and Wesener, Thomas} } @article {255, title = {The Evolutionary History of the Rediscovered Austrian Population of the Giant Centipede Scolopendra cingulata Latreille 1829 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha)}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {9}, year = {2014}, month = {24/09/2014}, pages = {e108650}, abstract = {

The thermophilous giant centipede Scolopendra cingulata is a voracious terrestrial predator, which uses its modified first leg pair and potent venom to capture prey. The highly variable species is the most common of the genus in Europe, occurring from Portugal in the west to Iran in the east. The northernmost occurrences are in Hungary and Romania, where it abides in small isolated fringe populations. We report the rediscovery of an isolated Austrian population of Scolopendra cingulata with the first explicit specimen records for more than 80 years and provide insights into the evolutionary history of the northernmost populations utilizing fragments of two mitochondrial genes, COI and 16S, comprising 1,155 base pairs. We test the previously proposed hypothesis of a speciation by distance scenario, which argued for a simple range expansion of the species from the southeast, via Romania, Hungary and finally to Austria, based on a comprehensive taxon sampling from seven countries, including the first European mainland samples. We argue that more complex patterns must have shaped the current distribution of S. cingulata and that the Austrian population should be viewed as an important biogeographical relict in a possible microrefugium. The unique haplotype of the Austrian population could constitute an important part of the species genetic diversity and we hope that this discovery will initiate protective measures not only for S. cingulata, but also for its habitat, since microrefugia are likely to host further rare thermophilous species. Furthermore, we take advantage of the unprecedented sampling to provide the first basic insights into the suitability of the COI fragment as a species identifying barcode within the centipede genus Scolopendra.

}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0108650}, url = {http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108650}, author = {Oeyen, Jan Philip and Funke, Sebastian and B{\"o}hme, Wolfgang and Wesener, Thomas} }