A preliminary review of the centipede fauna of the Altai State Nature Biosphere Reserve, southwestern Siberia, Russia (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha, Geophilomorpha)

Millipede and centipede assemblages on the northern and southern slopes of the lowland Altais, southwestern Siberia, Russia (Diplopoda, Chilopoda)

“…Southern Siberian boreal range with isolated Yenisei population: this species has previously been recorded in the Yenisei River area, Krasnoyarsk Province and Irkutsk Area (central and eastern Siberia, respectively) (Zalesskaja 1978), also recently found in northern Mongolia (Poloczek et al 2016), Altai Province (Nefediev et al 2017c) and Republic of Altai (Nefediev et al 2017d). …”

“…New records of L. nordenskioeldii in the Altai Province, as announced at the 17th International Congress of Myriapodology (Nefediev et al 2017c), and in the Republic of Altai (Nefediev et al 2017d) seems to indicate the low level of species abundance in the Altai region.…”

“… Lithobius (Monotarsobius) curtipes – Nefediev et al 2016d: 263, 260: map; 2017b: 116, 117: map; 2017c: 13; 2017d: 219, 218: map.…”

“…Central-Palaearctic temperate range: a central Asian species, L. insolens has very recently been found in the Omsk Area, Altai Province, and Republic of Altai (Nefediev et al 2017b, c, d). …”

“…Originally described from the Yenisei River basin, Krasnoyarsk Province, central Siberia (Zalesskaja 1978), the species has been found recently in the Altai Province and Republic of Altai (Nefediev et al 2017c, d), both SW Siberia, Russia.…”