@article {1220, title = {An annotated checklist of millipede fauna from Slovakia, with ecological and biogeographic characteristics}, journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal}, volume = {9}, year = {2021}, month = {09/09/2021}, pages = {1-29}, abstract = {

Two decades have passed since the last checklist of the millipedes in Slovakia. During this time, several new records have been added and taxonomic revisions have occurred. The present updated checklist summarizes data on all millipede species recorded in Slovakia, including altogether 93 species. For each species, habitat evaluation, ecological classification and distributional pattern is provided. Ecological classification is presented for the first time for the area of Slovakia and can be used in ecological studies and for the needs of nature protection. Special remarks to selected taxa are given, including Geoglomeris subterranea Verhoeff, 1908, Brachyiulus lusitanus\ Verhoeff, 1898, Cylindroiulus britannicus\ (Verhoeff, 1891), C.\ parisiorum\ (Br\ölemann \& Verhoeff, 1896) and Polydesmus burzenlandicus Verhoeff, 1925, which are recently found for the first time, as well as C.\ arborum Verhoeff, 1928, confirmed in Slovakia after more than 70 years.

}, keywords = {Diplopoda, distributional pattern, ecological classification, faunal list, new records}, issn = {1314-2836}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e71495}, url = {https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/71495/}, author = {Ha{\v l}kov{\'a}, Be{\'a}ta and Drabov{\'a}, Martina and Mock, Andrej} } @article {975, title = {Catalogue of the millipedes (Diplopoda) in Miller{\textquoteright}s collection (Department of Zoology, National Museum, Prague, Czechia), part 2}, journal = {Journal of the National Museum (Prague), Natural History Series}, volume = {189}, year = {2020}, month = {09/09/2020}, pages = {11{\textendash}20}, chapter = {11}, abstract = {

The present catalogue completes (as the second of the two parts) data for the millipede collection of Czech arachnologist Franti\šek Miller (1902\–1983), housed in the National Museum in Prague. This second part of the catalogue brings information on a total of 341 specimens belonging to 34 millipede species; these specimens were previously housed at Charles University in Prague, and later moved to the National Museum. The material was collected during 1927\–1950 in the territory of modern-day Czechia and Slovakia. Chelogona carpathicum, Polydesmus tatranus and Trachysphaera acutula are species of special importance for Slovak faunistics, due to their endemic occurrence. Glomeris klugii is the first record for Slovakia. For Leptoiulus noricus and Polydesmus inconstans, these are chronologically the oldest records from the territory of Slovakia.

}, keywords = {Bohemia, Diplopoda, faunistics, Franti{\v s}ek Miller, historical records, Moravia, myriapodological collection, Slovakia}, issn = {1802-6842}, doi = {10.37520/jnmpnhs.2020.003}, url = {https://publikace.nm.cz/file/4d979f0157de680a86d0440d1c4703e2/23488/jnmpnhs_2020_003.pdf}, author = {Dolej{\v s}, Petr and Kocourek, Pavel} } @article {836, title = {Release of greenhouse gases from millipedes as related to food, body size, and other factors}, journal = {Soil Biology and Biochemistry}, volume = {144}, year = {2020}, month = {28/02/2020}, pages = {1-10}, abstract = {

The release of greenhouse gases from millipede digestive tracts warrants study because of its potential effect on climate change and also as an indicator of microbial processes that transform organic matter during passage through the gut of these animals. Gas chromatography was used to quantify the release of methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitrous oxide (N2O) from living millipedes in laboratory conditions. The effect of four food types (leaf litter of alder, oak, and maple, and rotten wood) on the release of CH4, CO2, and N2O by 12 species was also assessed. In addition, two julid species were fed pure cellulose to test the ability of these millipedes to obtain energy from cellulose and to determine the effect of this diet on gas production.

All of the tested millipede species produced CO2 and some produced CH4. Stable and substantial CH4 emission was restricted to the large millipedes in the tropical orders Spirobolida and Spirostreptida. This asymmetrical phylogenetic distribution of CH4 production may be related to body size and the presence of gut commensals, but these factors may influence each other and depend upon geographic distribution of species. The quality of the food and feeding regime can also affect CH4 production in that CH4 release was significantly higher when millipedes were fed alder leaf litter rather than oak or maple leaf litter. CO2 production from millipedes mainly reflected the metabolic response of the animals. Traces of N2O were only occasionally emitted by millipedes; this release evidently depends on the N content in the food and seems to be restricted to members of the Glomeridae family. Based on gas production, the tested species of millipedes were unable to obtain their energy needs from a diet of pure cellulose.

}, keywords = {Carbon dioxide, Cellulose, Diplopoda, Food, Methane, Nitrous oxide}, issn = {0038-0717}, doi = {10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107765}, url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0038071720300626}, author = {{\v S}ustr, Vladimir and {\v S}imek, Miloslav and Faktorov{\'a}, Lucie and Mackov{\'a}, Jana and Tajovsk{\'y}, Karel} } @article {391, title = {The pill millipedes of Vietnam: a key to genera and descriptions of five new species (Diplopoda: Glomerida: Glomeridae)}, journal = {The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology}, volume = {67}, year = {2019}, month = {16/04/2019}, pages = {260{\textendash}297}, abstract = {

A new genus and five new species of glomerid millipedes are described from Vietnam: Tonkinomeris napoensis, new genus \& new species, from Ha Giang Province; Hyleoglomeris coloratoides, new species from Huong Son District, Ha Tinh Province; Hyleoglomeris lobus, new species from Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh Province; Hyperglomeris simplex, new species from Vinh Phuc Province; and Rhopalomeris sauda, new species from Bac Kan and Vinh Phuc Provinces. New distributional records and detailed morphological data are provided for Peplomeris magna Golovatch, 1983. A key to the genera of the family Glomeridae is provided for the Vietnamese fauna. The current status of glomerid systematics is discussed.

}, keywords = {Diplopoda, Glomeridae, identification key, millipede, new species, Vietnam}, doi = {10.26107/RBZ-2019-0020}, url = {https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2018/11/RBZ-2019-0020.pdf}, author = {Nguyen, Anh D. and Sierwald, Petra and Marek, Paul} } @article {290, title = {Subterranean biodiversity and depth distribution of myriapods in forested scree slopes of Central Europe}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {930}, year = {2020}, month = {28/04/2020}, pages = {117-137}, abstract = {

The shallow underground of rock debris is a unique animal refuge. Nevertheless, the research of this habitat lags far behind the study of caves and soil, due to technical and time-consuming demands. Data on Myriapoda in scree habitat from eleven localities in seven different geomorphological units of the Czech and Slovak Republics were processed. Based on previous studies, as well as knowledge of cave and soil fauna, it was hypothesised that the occurrence of a varied and peculiar fauna would show a pattern of depth distribution with variations due to local specificities. From 2005\–2016 (at least one year on each site), macrofauna was collected via sets of three long-term exposed subterranean traps consisting of 110 cm long perforated tube, with ten cups located in a gradient at 5\–95 cm below the soil surface. In total, 14 symphylans (not identified to species level), 271 centipedes (23 spp.) and 572 millipedes (32 spp.) were sampled. The overall depth distribution of centipedes and millipedes appeared to have relatively similar pattern, with both groups being found at all depth levels. Nevertheless, this pattern depends on locations. The depth distribution trend lines are mostly in the form of an asymmetric \‘U\’, with decreased abundance until the middle of the gradient, followed by increase in the deepest levels. Epigeic species were sporadically distributed along the whole depth gradient, but concentrated at the soil surface, while some subterranean species, such as the centipede Lithobius lucifugus and the millipedes Geoglomeris subterranea, Cibiniulus slovacus and Archiboreoiulus pallidus, were recorded in the deepest parts of the gradient. This characterises the debris community as a mixture of soil and subterranean species with an absence of species exclusively found in caves. The use of different fixation methods in traps had a significant and selective impact on samples; millipedes were either attracted by ethylene glycol or repelled by formaldehyde. Centipedes were also captured more frequently in ethylene glycol; however, the species composition varied in each of the fixatives. Depth distribution of myriapods was similar in both fixative solutions. Traps with these fixatives could be recommended for similar ecological studies.

}, keywords = {Chilopoda, Diplopoda, MSS, Myriapoda, subterranean traps}, issn = {1313-2989}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.930.48914}, url = {https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/48914/}, author = {Ha{\v l}kov{\'a}, Be{\'a}ta and Tuf, Ivan Hadri{\'a}n and Tajovsk{\'y}, Karel and Mock, Andrej} }