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(I) Most ofCenrral Apennines records published by rhe Authors under Geophilus linearis C.L. Koch, 1837, an
European species now in Stenotamia C.L. Koch, 1847 whose presence is excluded from the area (Banato and Minelli,
2008), musr be probably assigned to Stenotamia sorrentina; a critica! evaluation of these uncertain data is necessary
ro reassess rhe local range of rhis species

still insufficiently explored and the numbers of species so far reported (21-25)
are certainly less than what are actually there. Likewise the number of species
actually present in areas like Maiella (32), Velino-Sirente (30), and Marsicana
Mountains (31), whose species diversityvalues are similar to those of the Vulsini
Mountains (31) and Albani Hills (32), of much lower altitude, are probably
underestimated. The numbers of species present along the hills of the Adriatic
side (34) and inthe Umbrian-Marchigian Apennines (32) are also likely to be
underestimated.

Zoogeographic analysis
According to the analysis of main chorotypes conducted on 62 species, the
centipede fauna of the centrai Apennines is not only rich, but also relatively
varied from zoogeographic point ofview (Tab. II and III, Fig. 1). Indeed it is
comprised by: ·
a rather consistent endemie component, slightly less than 26% (16 species)
of the total centipede fauna, two thirds of which are represented by
Lithobiomorpha; these species are mainly Apenninic (11), with a few
Alpino-Apenninic (2), and a single Italian, W-Alpino-Apenninic and

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