First record of Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1829 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in NW Italy and biotope characterization

Luca Anselmo; Alberto Selvaggi

doi:10.4081/nhs.2022.589

Natural History Sciences (Apr 2022)

First record of Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1829 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in NW Italy and biotope characterization

Luca Anselmo,
Alberto Selvaggi

Affiliations

Luca Anselmo: Cottian Alps Protected Areas Management Authority
Alberto Selvaggi: Institute for Timber Plants and the Environment, Torino

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2022.589

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The presence of an isolated population of Scolopendra cingulata in NW Italy is here reported, together with the vegetational characteristics of the biotope. These data further underline the particularity and the importance of the conservation of this site.

Alps, centipedes, microrefugia, Susa Valley, xeric habitat

Published in Natural History Sciences

ISSN: 2385-0442 (Print); 2385-0922 (Online)
Publisher: PAGEPress Publications
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Science: Botany; Science: Geology
Website: https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/index

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