During a year-round pitfall sampling campaign on twelve inland dunes in eas
tern Flanders, a total number of thirteen centipede species were caught. Th
e encountered centipede fauna, with Lithobius calcaratus as the most ubiqui
tous species, was related to that of the Campine region that is also charac
terized by acid sandy soils. Community analysis on the basis of species com
position revealed that the woody stations had a higher species diversity th
an the more open heath lands and moss dunes. Brachygeophilus truncorum and
Clyptops hortensis were most characteristic for the woody stations whereas
Lamyctes fulvicornis and Lithobius microps were more common in the open sit
es. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.