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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Julida » Julidae » Brachyiulus

Genus Brachyiulus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range
What are these? - Brachyiulus Tiny millipede - Brachyiulus Another millipede. Any hope of ID? TIA - Brachyiulus Another millipede. Any hope of ID? TIA - Brachyiulus Brachyiulus sp? - Brachyiulus Brachyiulus NJ March - Brachyiulus Julidae - Brachyiulus Julidae - Brachyiulus
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 species are known from the US (B. pusillus & B. lusitanus)
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
widely distributed by man across the US & Canada
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 8 March, 2007 - 8:08pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 4 July, 2015 - 1:03am

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