On the centipede genus Thereuonema Verhoeff, 1904 (Chilopoda: Scutigeromorpha: Scutigeridae) of the Middle Asia, Kazakhstan, and Asian Russia

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Authors: Yurii V. Dyachkov
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Abstract

New records of members of the genus Thereuonema Verhoeff, 1904 from Asian Russia, Kazakhstan, and Middle Asia are provided. Thereuonema sp. is new to the fauna of Middle Asia. T. tuberculata (Wood, 1862) is newly recorded from the Novosibirsk Oblast, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, and Khabarovsk krai in Russia, and from the Abay and Ulytau Oblasts of Kazakhstan; T. turkestana Verhoeff, 1905 is new to the fauna of the Jalal-Abad Oblast of Kyrgyzstan, Zhambyl Oblast of Kazakhstan, and Jizzakh Oblast of Uzbekistan. Moreover, Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758) is excluded from the fauna of Kazakhstan. Morphology of the species mentioned is illustrated, and variability is shown. A history of the study of the Scutigeromorpha fauna of Kazakhstan and Middle Asia is also provided.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies

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Journal / source
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
Publication date
1 March 2026
Language
EN