Millipedes and centipedes in German greenhouses (Myriapoda: Diplopoda, Chilopoda)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2014
Authors:P. Decker, Reip, H. S., Voigtländer, K.
Journal:Biodiversity Data Journal
Volume:2
Issue:e1066
Pagination:1-43
Date Published:11/04/2014
ISSN:1314-2828
Keywords:centipedes, first records, Germany, hothouse, millipedes, review
Abstract:

A review is given of all the literature records of millipedes and centipedes that have been found in German greenhouses together with additional records for 29 such sites. Species lists are given for 46 greenhouses investigated throughout Germany. Thirty-five diplopod and 18 chilopod species were found to occur in greenhouses, of which 15 (3 Chilopoda, 12 Diplopoda) are restricted to this type of habitat. First records for Germany include Anadenobolus monilicornis (Porat, 1876), Epinannolene cf. trinidadensis Chamberlin, 1918, Epinannolene sp., Mesoiulus gridellii Strasser, 1934, Leptogoniulus sorornus (Butler, 1876), Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894), Cryptops doriae Pocock, 1891, Lamyctes coeculus (Brölemann, 1889) and Tygarrup javanicus (Attems, 1907). The millipedes Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) and Amphitomeus attemsi (Schubart, 1934) and the centipedes Lithobius forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810) are the species most frequently found in greenhouses.

URL:https://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=1066
DOI:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1066
Short Title:BDJ
Citation Key:1509
Refereed Designation:Refereed
Taxonomic name: 
Myriapoda (Taxonomy), Chilopoda (Taxonomy), Lithobiomorpha (Taxonomy), Henicopidae (Taxonomy), Lamyctes coeculus (Taxonomy), Lithobiidae (Taxonomy), Lithobius aeruginosus (Taxonomy), Lithobius crassipes (Taxonomy), Lithobius forficatus (Taxonomy), Lithobius lapidicola (Taxonomy), Lithobius melanops (Taxonomy), Lithobius microps (Taxonomy), Lithobius mutabilis (Taxonomy), Scolopendromorpha (Taxonomy), Cryptopidae (Taxonomy), Cryptops doriae (Taxonomy), Cryptops hortensis (Taxonomy), Cryptops parisi (Taxonomy), Scolopendra germanica (Taxonomy), Geophilomorpha (Taxonomy), Dignathodontidae (Taxonomy), Henia vesuviana (Taxonomy), Geophilidae (Taxonomy), Geophilus electricus (Taxonomy), Geophilus flavus (Taxonomy), Pachymerium ferrugineum (Taxonomy), Tuoba poseidonis (Taxonomy), Himantariidae (Taxonomy), Haplophilus subterraneus (Taxonomy), Stigmatogaster subterranea (Taxonomy), Mecistocephalidae (Taxonomy), Mecistocephalus (Taxonomy), Mecistocephalus guildingii (Taxonomy), Mecistocephalus maxillaris (Taxonomy), Geophilus maxillaris (Taxonomy), Tygarrup javanicus (Taxonomy), Schendylidae (Taxonomy), Pectiniunguis pauperatus (Taxonomy), Diplopoda (Taxonomy), Julida (Taxonomy), Blaniulidae (Taxonomy), Archiboreoiulus pallidus (Taxonomy), Blaniulus guttulatus (Taxonomy), Boreoiulus tenuis (Taxonomy), Choneiulus palmatus (Taxonomy), Nopoiulus kochii (Taxonomy), Proteroiulus fuscus (Taxonomy), Julidae (Taxonomy), Brachyiulus pusillus (Taxonomy), Cylindroiulus britannicus (Taxonomy), Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus (Taxonomy), Cylindroiulus latestriatus (Taxonomy), Cylindroiulus punctatus (Taxonomy), Cylindroiulus truncorum (Taxonomy), Cylindroiulus vulnerarius (Taxonomy), Haplopodoiulus spathifer (Taxonomy), Kryphioiulus occultus (Taxonomy), Mesoiulus gridellii (Taxonomy), Ommatoiulus sabulosus (Taxonomy), Unciger foetidus (Taxonomy), Spirobolida (Taxonomy), Rhinocricidae (Taxonomy), Anadenobolus monilicornis (Taxonomy), Spirobolellidae (Taxonomy), Paraspirobolus lucifugus (Taxonomy), spirobolus dictyonotus (Taxonomy), Trigoniulidae (Taxonomy), Leptogoniulus sorornus (Taxonomy), Spirostreptida (Taxonomy), Aulonopygus aculeatus (Taxonomy), Epinannolenidae (Taxonomy), Epinannolene (Taxonomy), Epinannolene alticola (Taxonomy), Epinannolene exilio (Taxonomy), Epinannolene trinidadensis (Taxonomy), Polyzoniida (Taxonomy), Siphonotidae (Taxonomy), Rhinotus purpureus (Taxonomy), Polydesmida (Taxonomy), Chondrodesmus riparius (Taxonomy), Haplodesmidae (Taxonomy), Cylindrodesmus (Taxonomy), Cylindrodesmus hirsutus (Taxonomy), Prosopodesmus jacobsoni (Taxonomy), Prosopodesmus panporus (Taxonomy), Oniscodesmidae (Taxonomy), Amphitomeus attemsi (Taxonomy), Paradoxosomatidae (Taxonomy), Oxidus gracilis (Taxonomy), paradesmus gracilis (Taxonomy), Strongylosoma stigmatosum (Taxonomy), Polydesmidae (Taxonomy), Brachydesmus superus (Taxonomy), Polydesmus angustus (Taxonomy), Polydesmus complanatus (Taxonomy), Polydesmus inconstans (Taxonomy), Pyrgodesmidae (Taxonomy), Poratia (Taxonomy), Poratia digitata (Taxonomy), scytonotus digitatus (Taxonomy), Poratia obliterata (Taxonomy), Chordeumatida (Taxonomy), Chordeumatidae (Taxonomy), Melogona voigtii (Taxonomy), Pauropoda (Taxonomy), Symphyla (Taxonomy), Hanseniella (Taxonomy), Hanseniella oligomacrochaeta (Taxonomy), Hanseniella orientalis (Taxonomy), Symphylella vulgaris (Taxonomy)
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