An annotated checklist of centipedes (Chilopoda) of Middle Asian countries, part 1. Lithobiomorpha Author Dyachkov, Yurii V. Altai State University, Lenin Avenue, 61, Barnaul 656049 Russia. Author Farzalieva, Gyulli Sh. Perm State University, Bukireva Street, 15, Perm 614600 Russia. Author Tuf, Ivan H. Palacky University Olomouc, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc 77900 Czech Republic. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-02-18 5100 2 151 188 journal article 20584 10.11646/zootaxa.5100.2.1 859cc8f5-1bf6-483c-a73b-1d4ed1c45493 1175-5326 6145261 8E2CCF7B-11BE-43EF-BA29-FB8AD63E8C54 11. Hessebius barbipes ( Porat, 1893 ) Terra typica: [ Syria ] “Palmyre” ( Porat 1893 ). Lithobius sp. Porat, 1893: 66 ( 1 ♂ ). Lithobius barbipes Porat, 1893 : Plate 1, Fig. 1 . Lithobius ( Archilothobius ) pachypus Verhoeff, 1925: 76 . Lithobius ( Archilothobius ) vosseleri var. propitia Silvestri, 1929: 309 ( ). Lithobius ( Paobius ) pachypus Verhoeff, 1943: 125 . Archeobius phagus Chamberlin, 1952: 231 ( ). Hessebius procurvus Zalesskaja, 1978: 53 ( ). Hessebius procurvus Eason, 1981 ( 8 ♂♂ , 6 ♀♀ ). ? Lithobius platypus Newport, 1845: 371 . ? Lithobius vosseleri Verhoeff, 1901: 441 . Monotarsobius barbipes Attems, 1926: 229–230 . Hessebius barbipes Eason, 1981: 327 ( 14 specimens : ); Zapparoli, 1986: 92 ( 3 ♂♂ , 2 ♀♀ ); Simaiakis et al ., 2013: 283 ( 176 ♂♂ , 74 ♀♀ , “7 unsexed, 15 larvae ”); Zarei et al ., 2020: 137 . Previous records . Turkmenistan : Mary Region —Serhetabat Village [Tu4] (as H . procurvus ) ( Zalesskaja 1978 ). Habitat records . Absent. Remarks . According to Eason (1981: 327) , Lithobius platypus and L . vosseleri are putative junior synonyms of Hessebius barbipes (listed above with a question marks); probable but uncertain synonymy ( Bonato et al . 2016 ). Known from SE Europe ( Greece , Dodecanese ), N Africa ( Egypt ) ( Silvestri 1929 ; Chamberlin 1952 ), SW Asia ( Cyprus , Israel , Syria , Jordan , Palestine , Turkey , NW Iran ) ( Porat 1893 ; Verhoeff 1901 , 1925 ; Eason 1981 ; Simaiakis et al . 2013 ; Bonato et al . 2016 ).