The French centipede fauna (Chilopoda): updated checklist and distribution in mainland France, Corsica and Monaco

Authors

  • Jean-Jacques Geoffroy Muséum national d’histoire naturelle
  • Etienne Iorio Muséum national d’histoire naturelle

Keywords:

biodiversity, Chilopoda, France, inventory, taxonomy

Abstract

A revised and updated list of the centipedes (Chilopoda) of metropolitan France is given. 145 taxa are recorded from the country (1 Scutigeromorpha, 69 Lithobiomorpha, 9 Scolopendromorpha, 66 Geophilomorpha) although the validity and/or the presence of 8 of these taxa in France remains doubtful. Presence in mainland France, Corsica and Monaco is reported, and the distribution of each taxon in France is briefly quoted as well as special features such as endemism, highly halophilous/halobiontic species and highly troglophilous/troglobitic taxa. Some species potentially present in the studied area are also mentioned, being very likely to be found in the very near future.

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Published

2009-12-01

Issue

Vol. 81 No. 3 (2009)

Section

ARTICLES

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How to Cite

Geoffroy, J.-J., & Iorio, E. (2009). The French centipede fauna (Chilopoda): updated checklist and distribution in mainland France, Corsica and Monaco. Soil Organisms, 81(3), 671. https://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/215