An annotated checklist of millipede fauna from Slovakia, with ecological and biogeographic characteristics.

Beáta Haľková,Martina Drabová,Andrej Mock

doi:10.3897/bdj.9.e71495

Abstract

BackgroundTwo decades have passed since the publishing of the last checklist of the millipedes of Slovakia. During this time, several new faunistic records have been added and taxonomic revisions have occurred. The present updated checklist summarises data on all millipede species recorded in Slovakia, including altogether 93 species.New informationFor each species, general habitat characteristics, ecological classification and distributional pattern are provided. Ecological classification is presented for the first time for the millipede species occurring in Slovakia and is proposed as a tool for ecological studies and for the nature protection purposes. Special remarks are given to the species newly found for Slovakia, Geoglomerissubterranea Verhoeff, 1908, Brachyiuluslusitanus Verhoeff, 1898, Cylindroiulusbritannicus (Verhoeff, 1891), C.parisiorum (Brölemann & Verhoeff, 1896) and Polydesmusburzenlandicus Verhoeff, 1925, as well as to C.arborum Verhoeff, 1928, the species newly confirmed for Slovakia after more than 70 years.

Highlights

Until 1993, Slovakia was part of several political units (Hungarian, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Czechoslovakia, Slovak Republic, Hungary); historical data on Slovak millipede fauna are not easy to find and there has been a lot of geographical confusion in trying to locate old published records
Special remarks are given to the species newly found for Slovakia, Geoglomeris subterranea Verhoeff, 1908, Brachyiulus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1898, Cylindroiulus britannicus (Verhoeff, 1891), C. parisiorum (Brölemann & Verhoeff, 1896) and Polydesmus burzenlandicus Verhoeff, 1925, as well as to C. arborum Verhoeff, 1928, the species newly confirmed for Slovakia after more than 70 years
The increase in faunistic research over the past two decades has resulted in significant expansion of knowledge of the Slovak millipede fauna

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Introduction

Until 1993, Slovakia was part of several political units (Hungarian, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Czechoslovakia, Slovak Republic, Hungary); historical data on Slovak millipede fauna are not easy to find and there has been a lot of geographical confusion in trying to locate old published records. Gulička's unpublished compendia (Gulička 1951, Gulička 1960a), which we have today and can work with, were not taken into account in the last published checklist (Mock 2001a) This last checklist included all the available information at that time and involved information for about 70 species reported for the whole territory of Slovakia. Two decades have passed since the publishing of the last checklist of the millipedes of Slovakia During this time, several new faunistic records have been added and taxonomic revisions have occurred. The present updated checklist summarises data on all millipede species recorded in Slovakia, including altogether 93 species. Special remarks are given to the species newly found for Slovakia, Geoglomeris subterranea Verhoeff, 1908, Brachyiulus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1898, Cylindroiulus britannicus (Verhoeff, 1891), C. parisiorum (Brölemann & Verhoeff, 1896) and Polydesmus burzenlandicus Verhoeff, 1925, as well as to C. arborum Verhoeff, 1928, the species newly confirmed for Slovakia after more than 70 years

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