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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Julida » Blaniulidae » Blaniulus » Spotted Snake Millipede (Blaniulus guttulatus)

Species Blaniulus guttulatus - Spotted Snake Millipede

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
Little Spotted Millipede - Blaniulus guttulatus small millipedes, pill bug & sow bugs - Blaniulus guttulatus Micropod - Blaniulus guttulatus Unknown Crawler - Blaniulus guttulatus Spotted Snake Millipede - Blaniulus guttulatus Blaniulus guttulatus Blaniulus guttulatus ? - Blaniulus guttulatus Millipede - Blaniulus guttulatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Julida
Family Blaniulidae
Genus Blaniulus
Species guttulatus (Spotted Snake Millipede)
Explanation of Names
Blaniulus guttulatus (Fabricius 1798)
Size
8‒14 mm
Identification
Eyes absent. Body pale whitish to cream, with blood-red spots on the side, representing defensive glands(1). Body narrow, the width of a pencil lead.
Range
W.Europe, introduced and ubiquitous in many parts of the world and across NA(2)
Internet References
Species page(3)
Works Cited
1.Millipedes: Keys and notes for the identification of the species
J. Gordon Blower. 1985. E.J. Brill/Dr. W. Backhuys.
2.Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America
Richard L. Hoffman. 1999. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications.
3.British Myriapod & Isopod Group
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 6 March, 2007 - 9:36pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Graham M, v belov, biosam
Last updated 14 November, 2023 - 4:32pm

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