The Centipede Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810) in Kaluga City

Authors

  • Victor V. Aleksanov Parks Directorate of Kaluga Region

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52575/2712-9047-2025-7-3-314-318

Keywords:

Scolopendromorpha, synanthropic species, urban habitats

Abstract

Abstract. The scolopendromorph centipede Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810) was found within the area of Kaluga city in two forest habitats and one garden. Specimens were collected from 2007 to 2025. The centipedes were collected using pitfall traps and by hand under the bark of the deadwood.

Funding: part of the data was collected within the framework of the state assignment to Parks Directorate for 2020–2025.

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Author Biography

Victor V. Aleksanov, Parks Directorate of Kaluga Region

Candidate of Biological Sciences, Main Specialist, Parks Directorate of Kaluga Region, Kaluga, Russia

E-mail: victor_alex@list.ru

ORCID: 0000-0002-4584-8457

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Zalesskaja N.T., Schileyko A.A. 1992. The distribution of Scolopendromorpha in the USSR (Chilopoda). Berichte des naturwissenschaftlich-medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck, 10: 367–372.

Zuev R.V. 2016. Centipedes (Chilopoda) from the Stavropol Territory, northern Caucasus, Russia. Arthropoda Selecta, 25(1): 23–38.

Zuev R.V., Evsyukov A.P. 2016. Centipedes (Chilopoda) from the Rostov-on-Don Region, southern Russia. Russian Entomological Journal, 25(4): 417–426.


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Published

2025-09-30

How to Cite

Aleksanov, V. V. (2025). The Centipede Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810) in Kaluga City. Field Biologist Journal, 7(3), 314-318. https://doi.org/10.52575/2712-9047-2025-7-3-314-318

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