Family Conotylidae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

ZE.26806_Austrotyla_stephensoni - Austrotyla stephensoni - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)

Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)

Order Chordeumatida

Family Conotylidae

Explanation of Names

Conotylidae Cook 1896

Numbers

>100 spp. in 26 genera of 5 subfamilies total(1)

Size

9‒25 mm

Identification

30 segments, head not covered by collum. Eyes present, sometimes reduced. Mentum undivided. Dorsum with large, knobby lateral swellings bearing 2 large setae each. Posterior gonopods inflated and turned dorsad, clearly identifying mature males.

Range

North America, Japan, Chile

Habitat

Leaf litter, dead wood, caves. Can be found at high altitudes or cool microclimates, such as groves of hemlock, fir, or spruce trees.

Season

Almost all mature specimens are collected between November and April.

Food

Leaf litter, dead wood, fungal hyphae.

Life Cycle

Juveniles can be found throughout the year via leaf litter collection, matures are found in the cooler months.

Remarks

Due to being most active during the colder months, representation of this family in collections is uncommon.

Print References

(2)

Works Cited

1.	Sierwald P., Spelda J. (2023) MilliBase

2.	The milliped family Conotylidae in North America, with a description of the new family Adritylidae (Diplopoda: Chordeumida) Shear, W. A. 1971. Bulletin of The Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Contributed by tom murray on 27 April, 2007 - 7:54pm
Additional contributions by v belov, DerekHennen
Last updated 2 November, 2023 - 7:08pm

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