Millipede and centipede assemblages on the northern and southern slopes of the lowland Altais, southwestern Siberia, Russia (Diplopoda, Chilopoda) Author Nefediev, Pavel S. Author Farzalieva, Gyulli Sh. Author Tuf, Ivan H. Author Nedoev, Khozhiakbar Kh. Author Niyazov, Saparmurad T. text ZooKeys 2018 741 219 254 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.741.21936 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.741.21936 1313-2970--219 8581A1B11CBA44C08B041D6CDCD03827 Orinisobates sibiricus ( Gulicka , 1963) Isobates sibiricus Gulicka , 1963: 522: figs. Isobates sibiricus - Byzova and Chadaeva 1965 : 337. Isobates (Orinisobates) sibiricus - Gulicka 1972 : 45: figs; Nefediev and Nefedieva 2008a : 117; Babenko et al. 2009 : 182. Orinisobates sibiricus - Enghoff 1985 : 53, 54: figs; Mikhaljova 1993 : 16; 2002 : 206; 2004 : 96: figs, 94: map; 2017: 120, 121: figs, 122: map; Mikhaljova and Golovatch 2001 : 107; Mikhaljova and Nefediev 2003 : 83; Nefediev and Nefedieva 2006 : 98; 2007a : 139; 2007b : 160; 2008a : 117; 2008b : 62; 2013 : 87; Nefedieva and Nefediev 2008 : 123; Nefediev et al. 2014a : 63; 2017c : 13; Nefedieva et al. 2014 : 65; 2015 : 147. Material examined (all from Russia, southwestern Siberia, Altai Province, Charysh District, ca. 4.5 km SE of Charyshskoye Village). 1 ♀ (ASU), site 1 on S slope, 13.07.2015, leg. P.N.; 1 ♀ (ASU), site 2 on S slope, soil sample 1 (0-10 cm deep), 1.06.2016; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 1 juv. (ASU), site 2 on S slope, soil sample 4 (0-10 cm deep), 1.06.2016; 1 ♂ (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 1 (litter), 2.06.2016; 3 ♂♂, 1 juv. (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 1 (0-10 cm deep), 2.06.2016; 1 ♀ (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 2 (0-10 cm deep), 2.06.2016; 6 ♀♀ (ASU), site 1 on N slope, hand sampling, 2.06.2016, all leg. P.N., Kh.N., S.N., V.S.; 2 ♀♀ (ASU), site 1 on N slope, hand sampling, 22.06.2016, leg. Kh.N.; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 4 juv. (ASU), site 2 on S slope, soil sample 2 (0-10 cm deep), 12.07.2016; 1 ♀, 1 juv., 1 fragm. (ASU), site 2 on S slope, soil sample 2 (10-20 cm deep), 12.07.2016; 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (ZMUM), 2 ♂♂, 3 juv. (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 1 (0-10 cm deep), 13.07.2016; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 1 juv. (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 1 (0-10 cm deep), 13.07.2016, all leg. Kh.N., S.N., V.S.; 1 ♂ (ASU), site 2 on S slope, soil sample 1 (0-10 cm deep), 22.08.2016, leg. P.N., Kh.N., S.N., V.S. Distribution. Being a Central Palaearctic species, O. sibiricus is very widespread in southern Siberia, Russia as far as the Zabaikalskii Province, Republic of Tyva, southern part of the Krasnoyarsk Province, Republic of Khakassia, Republic of Altai, Altai Province and Kemerovo Area; also known from Eastern Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Remarks. This species shows no significant difference in its abundance between two studied slope exposures.