Genus Brachyiulus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Julidae - Brachyiulus lusitanus? Pennsylvania - Brachyiulus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)

Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)

Order Julida

Family Julidae

Genus Brachyiulus

Explanation of Names

Brachyiulus Berlese 1884

Numbers

2 spp. in our area (both adventive), 8 total(1)

Identification

The color pattern -- with a yellowish middorsal stripe that includes a narrow black line -- coupled with the fact that they came from an urban environment say conclusively that these are introduced European millipedes in the genus Brachyiulus; spp. can only be distinguished by details of the male genitalia or gonopods.

Range

primarily Mediterranean region, several spp. widespread in w.Europe and introduced elsewhere; now spread across the US & Canada(2)

Works Cited

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

2.	Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America Richard L. Hoffman. 1999. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 8 March, 2007 - 8:08pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 10 November, 2023 - 8:54pm

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