24. Lithobius (Ezembius) readae Eason, 1997 Type locality: [Kyrgyzstan, Jalal-Abad Region] Fergansky Mt. Range, Alash-Tau Mts, ca. 8 km S of Alash, 1250– 1550 m [Kg18b*] (Eason 1997). Lithobius (Ezembius) readae Eason, 1997: 119 (8 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, 2 juv. ♂, 1 juv. ♀). Previous records. Kyrgyzstan: Jalal-Abad Region—Sary-Chelek Lake [Kg16b], Fergana Mt. Range, BaubashAta Mts [Kg17a], Alash-Tau Mts [Kg18b*], and Chuy Region—Susamyr Valley [Kg20], Chichkan River Valley [Kg21a]; uncertain locality—“Khodzha Area” [Kg30*] (Eason 1997). Habitat records. Unknown habitats on 1250–1550, 1800–1950 m; in Picea litter on 1950 m; forests: Juglans regia on 1400–1700 m, Juglans, Malus, Picea on 1500–1800 m, Betula, Juniperus etc. on 1700 m; unknown forest on 1550–2200 m; Salix woodland on 2300 m; above waterfalls on 1600 m (Eason 1997). Remarks. Known from Kyrgyzstan, Jalal-Abad and Chuy Regions, only.

Published as part of Dyachkov, Yurii V., Farzalieva, Gyulli Sh. & Tuf, Ivan H., 2022, An annotated checklist of centipedes (Chilopoda) of Middle Asian countries, part 1. Lithobiomorpha, pp. 151-188 in Zootaxa 5100 (2) on pages 170-171, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5100.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6145261