Cyphobrachyiulus Explained

Cyphobrachyiulus is a genus of millipedes in the family Julidae. It contains around 21 species. Members can be found in southwestern Russia, Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Members of Cyphobrachyiulus have a length of 15–42 mm. They are generally dark and have a black dorsal line. They get lighter approaching the ventral side (the underside) where they may be somewhat beige.

Species

The following species, arranged by subgenus, are included in Cyphobrachyiulus.Subgenus Cyphobrachyiulus Verhoeff, 1900

• Cyphobrachyiulus argolicus Verhoeff, 1900
• Cyphobrachyiulus digitatus Lazányi & Korsós, 2012
• Cyphobrachyiulus euphorbiarum Verhoeff, 1900
• Cyphobrachyiulus spartanus Vagalinski & Lazányi, 2018

Subgenus Acropoditius Strasser, 1980

• Cyphobrachyiulus kinzelbachi Strasser, 1980
• Cyphobrachyiulus mueggenburgi Verhoeff, 1901

Subgenus Diaxylus Attems, 1940

• Cyphobrachyiulus anatolicus Attems, 1927
• Cyphobrachyiulus asiaeminoris Verhoeff, 1898
• Cyphobrachyiulus graecus Vagalinski & Lazányi, 2018
• Cyphobrachyiulus kosswigi Verhoeff, 1940
• Cyphobrachyiulus litoreus Lignau, 1903
• Cyphobrachyiulus nigrivallis Attems, 1940
• Cyphobrachyiulus tetricus Attems, 1932
• Cyphobrachyiulus ulunus Verhoeff, 1941

Subgenus Grusiniulus Lohmander, 1936

• Cyphobrachyiulus redikorzevi Lohmander, 1936

Subgenus Rhamphidoiulus Attems, 1905

• Cyphobrachyiulus aydosius Verhoeff, 1943
• Cyphobrachyiulus bujukderensis Attems, 1905
• Cyphobrachyiulus claviger Verhoeff, 1943

Unassigned

• Cyphobrachyiulus harpagonifer Strasser, 1980
• Cyphobrachyiulus taygeti Strasser, 1976
• Cyphobrachyiulus uncinatus Golovatch et al., 2004

Notes and References

1. Vagalinski . Boyan . LazáNyi . Eszter . 21 May 2018 . Revision of the millipede tribe Brachyiulini Verhoeff, 1909 (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae), with descriptions of new taxa . Zootaxa . 4421 . 1 . 1–142 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4421.1.1 . 30313518 . 1175-5334.
2. Vagalinski . Boyan . Golovatch . Sergei I. . 2021 . The millipede tribe Brachyiulini in the Caucasus (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae) . ZooKeys . 1058 . 19–22. 10.3897/zookeys.1058.68628. free . 34557053 . 8421324 . 2021ZooK.1058....1V .