Millipede - Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus

Moved

Moved from Julidae.

… Lynn Bergen, 4 March, 2009 - 10:03pm

It is the introduced European

It is the introduced European family Julidae (order Julida) for sure, but almost surely not Julus itself, whose one introduced species is rarely encountered in North America. It is more likely a species of Cylindroiulus, with 7-8 or so species in North America; judging from the rather "fat" body proportions as opposed to longer and more slender, I suspect it to be Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus (Wood, 1864), which is common in the northeastern states where this milliped is from. Rowland Shelley

… Rowland Shelley, 4 March, 2009 - 8:19pm

millipede

Thanks so much Roland for the updated ID and added info.

… Lynn Bergen, 4 March, 2009 - 10:23pm

Thanks

to everyone for helping with IDing this little Millipede.

… Lynn Bergen, 2 March, 2009 - 10:01pm

Looks like a millipede.

Too many legs for a centipede, and the body seems round in cross-section like a millipede rather than flat like a centipede. Not very scientific I know.

… Mark Fox, 1 March, 2009 - 7:59pm

From Rod Crawford:

"Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae, probably one of the introduced Julus spp."

… Lynette Elliott, 2 March, 2009 - 8:58am