20.500.12556/DKUM-88407 The overview of lithobiomorph centipedes (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha) from caves of Slovenia Centipedes of temperate regions can be found in various habitats, including forest litter, soil or caves. Slovenia, situated in the Northwestern Balkans, has rich centipede fauna, with one of the earliest scientific descriptions of a cave centipede, Lithobius stygius Latzel, 1880, from Postojnska jama. Many lithobiomorph species have been reported from Slovenian caves, but the data on their occurrence are scattered in the literature or public collections, and several specimens have even remained unexamined. Here we present the overview of lithobiomorph centipedes found in Slovenian caves. Altogether, 21 lithobiomorph species were found in 160 localities. The majority of the records, 319 out of 410, are published for the first time. Only three species are considered exclusively subterranean species, L. stygius, L. zveri and Eupolybothrus obrovensis, while other species are surface dwellers. The potential explanation of surface species presence in caves is discussed. We comment on cases of unresolved taxonomical status and present suggestions for further research needed to resolve them. Even though lithobiomorph centipedes often occur in caves, their role and importance in subterranean habitats remain to be studied. biodiversity Eupolybothrus obrovensis Lithobius stygius Lithobius zveri subterranean biodiverziteta podzemlje true false false International Society of Subterranean Biology Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2024-04-19 14:51:58 2024-04-19 15:05:50 2024-04-20 03:28:44 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 165-185 Št. 45 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2023-05-16 59 152722179 10.3897/subtbiol.45.101430 1768-1448 Kos-2023-The_overview_of_lithobiomorph_centipe.pdf Kos-2023-The_overview_of_lithobiomorph_centipe.pdf 1 62643A43C1449B9C8E4363AC4091B300 87dcb6b3c8a94feecde27e0f9e19303687952ba4fd8cea94f71f523648b79758 e3b9264b-fe4c-11ee-8dad-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178788 https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.45.101430 0 9d9db2fe-fe4b-11ee-8dad-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178787 Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko 0 0 0