Distribution of Thereuonema tuberculata (Wood, 1862) (Chilopoda, Scutigeromorpha, Scutigeridae) in Hokkaido, Japan

Thereuonema tuberculata (Wood, 1862), a centipede, is distributed mainly in Asia. In Japan, T. tuberculata is found throughout Honshu Island and southwards, although less commonly to the north on Hokkaido. Our survey additionally showed that this species occurs commonly at altitudes of 0–540 m on Ho...

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Published in:Check List
Main Authors: Hirakizawa, Natsuki, Noda, Hijiri, Wakimura, Ryotaro, Tojo, Koji, Yamauchi, Takeo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023
Subjects:
Indoor invasion
Japanese house centipede
northern limit
scutigeromorph centipedes
subarctic zone
synanthropic area
Subarctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15560/19.4.599
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Summary:Thereuonema tuberculata (Wood, 1862), a centipede, is distributed mainly in Asia. In Japan, T. tuberculata is found throughout Honshu Island and southwards, although less commonly to the north on Hokkaido. Our survey additionally showed that this species occurs commonly at altitudes of 0–540 m on Hokkaido. The northern limit of this species in Japan seems to be Nakagawa Town, Hokkaido. Thereuonema tuberculata was also collected on isolated islands off southwestern Hokkaido. Although previous studies have suggested distribution of T. tuberculata in Hokkaido is anthropogenic, it may be natural.

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