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 8581A1B11CBA44C08B041D6CDCD03827 Escaryus koreanus Takakuwa, 1937 Escaryus koreanus - Titova 1972a : 112; 1972b : 135; Pereira and Hoffman 1993 : 9; Nefediev et al. 2017a : 11, 12: map; 2017c : 13; 2017d : 222: map. Material examined (all from Russia, southwestern Siberia, Altai Province, Charysh District, ca. 4.5 km SE of Charyshskoye Village). 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (ZMUM), 5 ♀♀, 5 juv. (ASU), Betula pendula and Populus tremula stand on N slope, 51°21'33.8"N , 83°37'23.2"E , 518 m a.s.l., 14.07.2015; 1 juv. (ASU), Lonicera tatarica on E slope, 51°21'24.9"N , 83°37'24.4"E , 493 m a.s.l., 16.07.2015, all leg P.N.; 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀ (ASU), foot of S slope of mountain, Padus avium and Populus tremula stand near brook, hand sampling, 31.05.2016; 1 ♀ (ASU), site 1 on S slope, soil sample 3 (10-20 cm deep), 31.05.2016; 2 juv. (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 3 (litter), 2.06.2016; 2 juv. (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 3 (10-20 cm deep), 2.06.2016; 1 ♂ (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 5 (0-10 cm deep), 2.06.2016; 2 ♂♂ (ASU), site 1 on N slope, hand sampling, 2.06.2016; 2 juv. (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 1 (0-10 cm deep), 2.06.2016; 2 juv. (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 2 (0-10 cm deep), 2.06.2016; 1 juv. (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 3 (litter), 2.06.2016; 2 juv. (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 3 (0-10 cm deep), 2.06.2016; 1 ♂ (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 5 (litter), 2.06.2016; 1 juv. (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 5 (0-10 cm deep), 2.06.2016, all leg. P.N., Kh.N., S.N., V.S.; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 3 juv. (ASU), Betula pendula and Populus tremula stand on N slope, 51°21'33.8"N , 83°37'23.2"E , 518 m a.s.l., 12.07.2016, leg. P.N.; 1 ♀ (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 1 (0-10 cm deep ), 13.07.2016; 2 ♂♂ (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 2 (0-10 cm deep), 13.07.2016; 1 ♂ (ASU), site 1 on N slope, hand sampling, 13.07.2016; 1 ♀, 2 juv. (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 1 (0-10 cm deep), 13.07.2016; 1 ♀ (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 4 (0-10 cm deep), 13.07.2016; 1 ♀ (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 5 (0-10 cm deep), 13.07.2016, all leg. Kh.N., S.N., V.S.; 1 juv. (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 1 (0-10 cm deep), 23.08.2016; 1 ♂ (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 2 (0-10 cm deep), 23.08.2016; 2 ♀♀, 13 juv. (ASU), site 1 on N slope, soil sample 3 (0-10 cm deep), 23.08.2016; 1 juv., 1 fragm. (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 1 (0-10 cm deep), 23.08.2016; 1 ♀ (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 2 (0-10 cm deep), 23.08.2016; 1 juv., 1 fragm. (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 4 (0-10 cm deep), 23.08.2016; 1 ♂ (ASU), site 2 on N slope, soil sample 5 (0-10 cm deep), 23.08.2016; 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, 1 juv. (ASU), site 2 on N slope, hand sampling, 23.08.2016, all leg. P.N., Kh.N., S.N., V.S.; 1 subadult ♂, 4 ♀♀, 1 juv. (ASU), Betula pendula and Populus tremula stand on N slope, 51°21'33.8"N , 83°37'23.2"E , 518 m a.s.l., hand sampling, 20.06.2017, leg. P.N. Distribution. Trans-Palaearctic: originally described from Korea, the species is widespread throughout Asian Russia; also known from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ( Bonato et al 2016 ); in SW Siberia E. koreanus was formally recorded in the Kemerovo and Tomsk areas, Altai Province and Republic of Altai ( Titova 1972a , b ; Nefediev et al. 2017a , c , d ). Remarks. In the study region, E. koreanus appears to be found mainly on the northern slope.