03112nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245011700055210006900172260001500241490000700256520231800263653001402581653002202595653001002617100003102627700003602658700003302694700003102727700002702758700003502785856006202820 2020 eng d a1678-919900aMitochondrial activity disruption and local muscle damage induced in mice by Scolopendra polymorpha venom0 aMitochondrial activity disruption and local muscle damage induce c29/05/20200 v263 a

Background: Scolopendra polymorpha (S. polymorpha) is a predatory centipede whose venom contains a multiplicity of biochemical effectors that can cause muscle damage and cumulative cell destruction in its prey. Despite previous investigations of S. polymorpha and other centipede venoms, there is a lack of information on the morphological and biochemical patterns elicited by their myotoxic effects. To elucidate these processes, this paper presents evidence of skeletal muscle damage, and alterations in key biochemical mediators that appear only after exposure to centipede venom.
Methods: Venom was collected and fractionated using RP-HPLC; mouse extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle was exposed to whole venom and venom fractions to evaluate myotoxicity by means of creatine kinase (CK) – a muscle damage marker – activity measurements and histochemical analysis.
Results: CK activity was higher in EDL muscle exposed to venom than in unexposed muscle. This increase was observed after 15 min of venom incubation, and remained stable up to 45 min. Venom-exposed EDL muscle showed signs of muscle damage including necrosis, loss of fascicular structure as well as mitochondrial accumulations and ragged red fibers (RRF), suggesting an impairment in the normal mitochondrial arrangement. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and cytochrome oxidase (COX) tests also indicate that respiratory complexes might be affected.
Conclusion: Our results suggest a different biochemical composition of S. polymorpha venom, based on the different effects of four venom fractions on the cells tested, according to statistical evidence. Fractions F6 and F7 caused the most important alterations.

Recommended citation: Tabullo De Robles J., Fernández Valverde F., Valladares Cisneros L., Hernández Villeda J., Sánchez-Reyes A., Gutiérrez M. C. (2020): Mitochondrial activity disruption and local muscle damage induced in mice by Scolopendra polymorpha venom. Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 26 (e20190079): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-9199-JVATITD-2019-0079

10aCentipede10aMyotoxic activity10aVenom1 aDe Robles, Judith, Tabullo1 aValverde, Francisca, Fernández1 aCisneros, Lucero, Valladares1 aVilleda, Juana, Hernández1 aSánchez-Reyes, Ayixon1 aGutiérrez, María, del Carmen uhttps://www.scielo.br/j/jvatitd/a/txHpPPwNfNpBStTctQFcPzj01655nas a2200205 4500008004100000022002500041245020400066210006900270300001200339490000700351520085900358653001401217653002301231653003001254653002501284653003501309100001801344700001601362856007101378 2000 eng d a0394-6975, 1970-952800aNeotype designation and a diagnostic account for the centipede,Scolopendra gigantea L. 1758, with an account ofS. galapagoensis Bollman 1889 (Chilopoda Scolopendromorpha Scolopendridae)0 aNeotype designation and a diagnostic account for the centipedeiS a159-1700 v133 a

The oldest species-group name in the chilopod order Scolopendromorpha and family Scolopendridae, Scolopendra gigantea Linnaeus 1758, is stabilized in accordance with the current concept by designating a neotype specimen from northern Venezuela. The species occurs in northern Colombia and Venezuela, and on Trinidad, Isla Margarita, Curaçao, and Aruba; records from the US Virgin Islands, Haiti, Mexico, and Honduras are deemed to represent accidental human importations or labeling errors. Scolopendra galapagoensis Bollman 1889 occurs in Cocos Island, the Galápagos Islands, and along the Pacific Coast of South America and the western slope of the Andes from Ecuador to southern Peru. Scolopendra gigantea weyrauchi Bücherl 1950 is placed in synonymy under S. galapagoensis Bollman 1889.

10aCentipede10aGalápagos Islands10aScolopendra galapagoensis10aScolopendra gigantea10aScolopendra gigantea weyrauchi1 aShelley, R.M.1 aKiser, S.B. uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03946975.2000.1053112901703nas a2200217 4500008004100000022002500041245014700066210006900213260001500282300001200297490000900309520099400318653001101312653001401323653001401337653001601351653001301367653001401380100002501394856006601419 2018 eng d a1175-5334, 1175-532600aA review of Newportia species in the subgenus Newportides Chamberlin, 1921 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopocryptopidae, Newportiinae)0 areview of iNewportiai species in the subgenus iNewportidesi Cham c03/04/2018 a154-1700 v44033 a

Five Newportia species with a claw-shaped pretarsus of the ultimate legs are revised. Newportia amazonica Brolemann, 1904, N. unguifer Chamberlin, 1921, and N. pilosa González-Sponga, 1997 are redescribed; N. tetraspinae González-Sponga, 1997 is considered to be a junior synonym of N. unguifer, and N. guaiquinimensis González-Sponga, 2000 is considered to be a junior synonym of N. pilosa. All synonyms proposed are based on the structure of ultimate legs. The subgenus Newportides is revalidated based on the presence of claw-shaped pretarsus of ultimate legs.

Recommended citation: Chagas-Jr., A. (2018): A review of Newportia species in the subgenus Newportides Chamberlin, 1921 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopocryptopidae, Newportiinae). Zootaxa, 4403 (1): 154-170. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4403.1.9

10aBrazil10aCentipede10aChilopoda10aNeotropical10aTaxonomy10aVenezuela1 aChagas-Jr., Amazonas uhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4403.1.901034nas a2200205 4500008004100000245009900041210006900140260001500209300001200224490000900236520036300245653001800608653001400626653001500640653002800655100002300683700002100706700003500727856006600762 2018 eng d00aThe first Taeniolinum from the Andes Mountains and Colombia (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha)0 afirst iTaeniolinumi from the Andes Mountains and Colombia Chilop c17/12/2018 a113-1240 v45323 a

Taeniolinum neusicus sp. n. is described based on 148 specimens collected at the eastern Colombian Andes. Detailed data on environmental and biological preferences are included in the description. The validity of characters such as the number of labral teeth and the clypeal setae to separate Taeniolinum species is also evaluated.

10aBallophilidae10aCentipede10aSoil fauna10aTropical Montane forest1 aTulande-M, Esteban1 aPrado, César, C1 aTriana-Triana, Hernán, Darío uhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4532.1.701263nas a2200181 4500008004100000022001400041245006800055210006600123300001000189490000700199520072100206653001400927653001400941653001400955653001300969100003100982856006801013 2009 eng d a2007-208200aLista nominal de especies de ciempiés (Chilopoda) para México0 aLista nominal de especies de ciempiés Chilopoda para México a48-540 v263 a

Resumen: A partir de la revisión de la base de datos electrónica en línea de los ciempiés (Chilopoda) del mundo, Chilobase, se generó la primera lista completa de las especies presentes en México. En total se obtuvieron 175 registros de especies para el país, las cuales representan el 5.5% de la diversidad total mundial.

Abstract: After the revision of the on-line electronic database of the centipedes (Chilopoda) of the world, Chilobase, the first complete list of species from Mexico was generated. A total of 175 species was cited from the country and these species represent 5.5% of the world total diversity.

10aCentipede10aChilopoda10aciempiés10adatabase1 aCupul-Magaña, Fabio, Gán uhttp://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/biocyt/article/view/1686901777nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245018600055210006900241260001200310300000900322520101400331653001401345653001601359653001401375653001801389653001701407653001401424100002201438700002801460856007101488 2021 eng d a1021-029600aPresencia de Newportia (Newportia) ernsti ernsti Pocock, 1891 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae: Newportiinae) en la región andina de Venezuela0 aPresencia de iNewportiai iNewportiai iernsti ernstii Pocock 1891 c05/2021 a1-253 a

Resumen: Se reporta por primera vez la presencia del ciempiés Newportia (Newportia) ernsti ernsti Pocock, 1891 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae: Newportiinae) en la región andina de Venezuela. Un ejemplar fue capturado dentro de vivienda en La Parroquia Juan Rodríguez Suárez de la ciudad de Mérida, estado Mérida.

Presence of Newportia (Newportia) ernsti ernsti Pocock, 1891 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae: Newportiinae) in the Andean region of Venezuela

Abstract: The presence of the centipede Newportia (Newportia) ernsti ernsti Pocock, 1891 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae: Newportiinae) is recorded at the first time in Venezuelan Andean region. One individual was captured into a dwelling in La Parroquia Juan Rodríguez Suárez of the city of Merida, Merida State.

10aCentipede10acentípedos10aChilopoda10adistribución10adistribution10aVenezuela1 aAlarcón, Maritza1 aPerfetti, Dalmiro, J. C uhttp://www.bio-nica.info/RevNicaEntomo/238-Newportia-Venezuela.pdf01829nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245017900055210007000234260001200304300000900316520103700325653001401362653001601376653001801392653001701410653001801427653001901445653001401464100002201478700002801500856007101528 2021 eng d a1021-029600aPrimer registro del ciempiés Rhysida celeris (Humbert & Saussure, 1870) (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae: Otostigminae) en la región andina de Venezuela0 aPrimer registro del ciempiés iRhysida celerisi Humbert Saussure  c02/2021 a1-203 a

Resumen: Se reporta por primera vez la presencia del ciempiés Rhysida celeris (Humbert & Saussure, 1870) (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae: Otostigminae, Otostigmini) en la región andina de Venezuela. Un ejemplar fue capturado dentro de vivienda en La Parroquia Juan Rodríguez Suárez de la ciudad de Mérida, estado Mérida.

First record of the blue-legged centipede Rhysida celeris (Humbert & Saussure, 1870) (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae: Otostigminae) in the Andean region of Venezuela
Abstract: The presence of the blue-legged centipede Rhysida celeris (Humbert & Saussure, 1870) (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae: Otostigminae, Otostigmini) is recorded at the first time in Venezuelan Andean region. One individual was captured into a dwelling in La Parroquia Juan Rodríguez Suárez of the city of Merida, Merida State.

10aCentipede10acentípedos10adistribución10adistribution10aPublic health10aSalud Pública10aVenezuela1 aAlarcón, Maritza1 aPerfetti, Dalmiro, J. C uhttp://www.bio-nica.info/RevNicaEntomo/224-Chilopoda-Venezuela.pdf03060nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245016000055210006900215260001200284300000900296520210400305653001802409653001702427653001402444653002002458653001902478653001402497653003802511653001402549653001602563653003302579100002902612700004002641700003102681856007002712 2020 eng d a1021-029600aScolopendra sumichrasti Saussure, 1860 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae): nuevo registro para Oaxaca, México y distribución potencial0 aiScolopendra sumichrastii Saussure 1860 Chilopoda Scolopendromor c03/2020 a1-113 a

Resumen: El ciempiés escolopéndrido Scolopendra sumichrasti Saussure, 1860 se registra por primera vez para Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, México. Esta especie se reportó previamente para los estados de Chiapas, Hidalgo, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz y Yucatán en México, así como en Belice, Guatemala y Panamá en Centroamérica. Además, la distribución potencial de S. sumichrasti se evaluó al utilizar los registros de localidades y nueve variables climáticas como predictoras ambientales. El modelo se generó con el programa R. La proyección geográfica (mapa de distribución potencial), puede ser de utilidad para enfocar esfuerzos efectivos de muestreo en áreas específicas de la región, como las vertientes pacífica y atlántica de México, el sur de la Florida en los Estados Unidos de América, islas caribeñas como Cuba, así como Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua y Ecuador.

Abstract: The scolopendrid centipede Scolopendra sumichrasti Saussure, 1860 is recorded for the first time from Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico. This species was previously reported from the states of Chiapas, Hidalgo, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Yucatán in Mexico, and from Belize, Guatemala, and Panama in Central America. Also, the potential distribution of S. sumichrasti was evaluated used localities records and nine climate variables as environmental predictors. The modeling was done using the R software. The geographical projection (potential distribution map), will be useful to focus effective sampling efforts in specific areas of the region, such as the Pacific and Atlantic slopes of Mexico, south Florida in the United States of America, Caribbean islands such as Cuba, as well as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Ecuador.

10abiogeografía10abiogeography10aCentipede10aCentral America10aCentroamérica10aciempiés10amodelo de distribución potencial10aNeotropic10aNeotrópico10apotential distribution model1 aToscano, Luis, Francisco1 aFlores-Guerrero, Ubaldo, Sebastián1 aCupul-Magaña, Fabio, Gán uhttp://www.bio-nica.info/RevNicaEntomo/194-Scolopendra-Mexico.pdf02521nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245012000055210006900175260001500244300001200259490000700271520171600278653001301994653001402007653002102021653000802042653001002050100001902060700001502079700001802094700001802112700001402130700001502144700001702159856006702176 2020 eng d a1323-893000aIsolation and characterization of the major centipede allergen Sco m 5 from Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans0 aIsolation and characterization of the major centipede allergen S c14/07/2020 a121-1280 v703 a

Background: Allergic reactions have been observed following both direct centipede bites and the clinical use of centipede-containing medicines, such as traditional Chinese medicines utilizing Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans; however, no natural centipede allergen has yet been characterized.

Methods: An allergen was purified from S. s. mutilans venom using Superdex 75 gel filtration and RESOURCE S ion chromatography, and its primary structure was determined via a combination of LC-MS-MS, MALDI-TOF/TOF and protein sequencing techniques. Its potential allergenicity was evaluated by immunoblotting, ELISAs, skin prick tests (SPTs) and mast cell activation assays.

Results: A novel allergen Sco m 5 (210 amino acids long) was successfully purified from crude S. s. mutilans venom. Sco m 5 could promote the degranulation of a human mast cell line, HMC-1. Among centipede-allergic patients, Sco m 5 showed an 83.3% IgE-binding frequency and a 66.7% positive reaction frequency, as detected by immunoblotting and SPTs, respectively. Sco m 5 IgE-binding frequencies of common Chinese population was found to be 9%–16%. Sera positive for Sco m 5 IgE-binding was cross-reactive against venom from the wasp Vespa mandarinia.

Conclusions: The present study isolated and characterized a novel allergen termed as Sco m 5 from the centipede S. s. mutilans. The use of Sco m 5 to identify centipede-allergic individuals could be important, given the high potential allergenicity of Sco m 5 among the general Chinese population, along with the likely possibility of cross-reactivity against wasp venom among centipede-allergic patients.

10aAllergen10aCentipede10aCross-reactivity10aIgE10aVenom1 aLan, Xin-Qiang1 aZhao, Feng1 aWang, Qi-Quan1 aLi, Jiang-Hua1 aZeng, Lin1 aZhang, Yun1 aLee, Wen-Hui uhttps://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S132389302030092701571nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245005000055210004900105260001500154300000900169490000700178520094300185653001601128653001301144653001401157653000901171653003001180653001901210100002401229700003201253856005601285 2021 eng d a2194-641800aCentipede bio-extremity elastic model control0 aCentipede bioextremity elastic model control c09/03/2021 a1-230 v173 a

In this research, a specimen of arthropod, infraspecies Cormocephalus calcaratus (centipede) is the matter of study for modeling its trunk-limb biomechanics. The endoskeletal system was built to model and approach its passive dynamics motion. The limb’s musculoskeletal system was digitally ’sculpted’ in three-dimension using the planar taxonomic sagittal, ventral and transventral views as metrical references, constrained in scale and geometry. The endoskeleton was modeled by an equivalent network of spring-mass-damper muscles with five joints controlled by two input muscles to manipulate the limb’s tip. The kinematic position equations with their higher-order derivatives and the inner muscles dynamics were deduced for a Newton-based dynamic controller to resemble scramble up motion. Simulations produced realistic controlled motions with expected limb’s dexterity underactuation.

10a3D modeling10aBiorobot10aCentipede10aLimb10aMusculoskeletal dexterity10aUnderactuation1 aGuaderrama, Joel, M1 aMartínez-García, Edgar, A uhttp://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12213-021-00141-y02404nas a2200313 4500008004100000022001400041245011000055210006900165260001500234300001200249490000700261520149500268653001401763653002301777653003401800653001101834100001701845700002001862700001901882700001201901700001901913700001501932700001301947700001701960700001501977700001701992700001502009856006602024 2020 eng d a2095-813700aComparative analysis of diverse toxins from a new pharmaceutical centipede, Scolopendra mojiangica0 aComparative analysis of diverse toxins from a new pharmaceutical c01/03/2020 a138-1470 v413 a

As the oldest venomous animals, centipedes use their venom as a weapon to attack prey and for protection. Centipede venom, which contains many bioactive and pharmacologically active compounds, has been used for centuries in Chinese medicine, as shown by ancient records. Based on comparative analysis, we revealed the diversity of and differences in centipede toxin-like molecules between Scolopendra mojiangica, a substitute pharmaceutical material used in China, and S. subspinipes mutilans. More than 6 000 peptides isolated from the venom were identified by electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) and inferred from the transcriptome. As a result, in the proteome of S. mojiangica, 246 unique proteins were identified: one in five were toxin-like proteins or putative toxins with unknown function, accounting for a lower percentage of total proteins than that in S. mutilans. Transcriptome mining identified approximately 10 times more toxin-like proteins, which can characterize the precursor structures of mature toxin-like peptides. However, the constitution and quantity of the toxin transcripts in these two centipedes were similar. In toxicity assays, the crude venom showed strong insecticidal and hemolytic activity. These findings highlight the extensive diversity of toxin-like proteins in S. mojiangica and provide a new foundation for the medical-pharmaceutical use of centipede toxin-like proteins.

10aCentipede10aPharmaceutical use10aProteotranscriptomic analysis10aToxins1 aZi-Chao, Liu1 aJin-Yang, Liang1 aXin-Qiang, Lan1 aTao, Li1 aJia-Rui, Zhang1 aFang, Zhao1 aGeng, Li1 aPei-Yi, Chen1 aYun, Zhang1 aWen-Hui, Lee1 aFeng, Zhao uhttp://www.zoores.ac.cn/EN/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.01902902nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245018700055210006900242260001500311300000900326490000800335520196400343653001402307653001402321653001402335653001402349653001302363653002102376100003502397700002102432700002002453700003202473700002902505700002302534856006702557 2020 eng d a0968-432800aEffects of short- and long-term exposure to cadmium on salivary glands and fat body of soil centipede Lithobius forficatus (Myriapoda, Chilopoda): Histology and ultrastructure0 aEffects of short and longterm exposure to cadmium on salivary gl c30/06/2020 a1-120 v1373 a

Cadmium (Cd) is the most widely studied heavy metal in terms of food-chain accumulation and contamination because it can strongly affect all environments (e.g., soil, water, air). It can accumulate in different tissues and organs and can affect the organism at different levels of organization: from organs, tissues and cells though cell organelles and structures to activation of mechanisms of survival and cell death. In soil-dwelling organisms heavy metals gather in all tissues with accumulation properties: midgut, salivary glands, fat body. The aim of this study was to describe the effects of cadmium on the soil species Lithobius forficatus, mainly on two organs responsible for gathering different substances, the fat body and salivary glands, at the ultrastructural level. Changes caused by cadmium short- and long-term intoxication, connected with cell death (autophagy, apoptosis, necrosis), and the crosstalk between them, were analyzed. Adult specimens of L. forficatus were collected in a natural environment and divided into three experimental groups: C (the control group), Cd1 (cultured in soil with 80 mg/kg of CdCl2 for 12 days) and Cd2 (cultured in soil with 80 mg/kg of CdCl2 for 45 days). Transmission electron microscopy revealed ultrastructural alterations in both of the organs analyzed (reduction in the amount of reserve material, the appearance of vacuoles, etc.). Qualitative analysis using TUNEL assay revealed distinct crosstalk between autophagy and necrosis in the fat body adipocytes, while crosstalk between autophagy, apoptosis and necrosis in the salivary glands was detected in salivary glands of the centipedes examined here. We conclude that different organs in the body can react differently to the same stressor, as well as to the same concentration and time of exposure. Different mechanisms at the ultrastructural level activate different types of cell death and with different dynamics.

10aApoptosis10aAutophagy10aCentipede10aMyriapoda10aNecrosis10aReserve material1 aRost-Roszkowska, Magdalena, M.1 aPoprawa, Izabela1 aChajec, Łukasz1 aChachulska-Żymełka, Alina1 aLeśniewska, Małgorzata1 aStudent, Sebastian uhttps://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S096843282030164502254nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245012100055210006900176260001500245300001000260490000800270520154600278653001401824653001401838653001901852653001401871100001601885700001501901700001701916700001501933700001701948856004701965 2020 eng d a1313-298900aLithobius (Ezembius) varioporus, a new species from eastern China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)0 aiLithobiusi iEzembiusi ivarioporusi a new species from eastern C c30/04/2020 a35-480 v9313 a

Lithobius (Ezembius) varioporus sp. nov. (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae), recently discovered from Longquanguan Town, Fuping County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, China, is described. Morphologically it resembles to Lithobius (Ezembius) laevidentata Pei, Ma, Hou, Zhu & Gai, 2015 from the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, but can be easily distinguished from the latter by the Tömösváry’s organ, slightly smaller than the adjoining ocelli, no secondary sexual modifications on male tibia 14 and 15, posterior accessory spine of legs 14 and 15 present and the number of coxal pores varying considerably from three to eight. The main morphological characters of the known Chinese species of the subgenus Ezembius Chamberlin, 1919 based on adult specimens are presented.

 

10aCentipede10aChilopoda10aHebei Province10amyriapods1 aPei, Sujian1 aMa, Huiqin1 aLiu, Haipeng1 aLu, Yanmin1 aHou, Xiaojie uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47305/01168nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245017500055210006900230260001500299300001200314490000900326520040100335653001400736653001400750653001300764653001600777653001300793653001400806100002400820700003200844856006200876 2018 eng d a1175-532600aTaxonomic reassessment and redescription of Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1913, with a discussion on its related species (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae)0 aTaxonomic reassessment and redescription of iScolopendra arthror c20/05/2018 a153-1640 v44253 a

Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1913 is redescribed based on fresh material. Its taxonomic status is evaluated and compared with Scolopendra armata Kraepelin, 1903 and Scolopendra alternans Leach, 1816. The geographical distribution of S. arthrorhabdoides is also revised. Scolopendra armata is reported from Colombia for the first time.

10aCentipede10aChilopoda10aColombia10aScolopendra10aTaxonomy10aVenezuela1 aChagas-Jr, Amazonas1 aGalvis-Jiménez, Sebastián uhttps://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4425.1.901530nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245012300055210006900178260001500247300000900262490000800271520079900279653001401078653001401092653001001106653001901116653001401135100001601149700001701165700001501182700001701197700001501214856004701229 2019 eng d a1313-298900aLithobius (Ezembius) ternidentatus sp. n. (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae), a new species from China0 aiLithobiusi iEzembiusi iternidentatusi sp n Lithobiomorpha Litho c11/03/2019 a1-130 v8293 a

Lithobius (Ezembius) ternidentatus sp. n. (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae), recently discovered from Wuyuezhai Mountain, Lingshou County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China, is described. Morphologically it resembles L. (E.) multispinipes Pei, Lu, Liu, Hou, Ma & Zapparoli, 2016, but can be easily distinguished from the latter by having a different sized Tömösváry’s organ, different numbers of ocelli, obvious differences in ventral plectrotaxy of legs 14, and tarsal articulation ill-defined on legs 1–13, well-defined on legs 14–15. The main morphological characters of the known Chinese species of the subgenus Ezembius Chamberlin, 1919 based on adult specimens is presented.

10aCentipede10aChilopoda10aChina10aHebei Province10amyriapods1 aPei, Sujian1 aLiu, Haipeng1 aLu, Yanmin1 aHou, Xiaojie1 aMa, Huiqin uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/30884/