Glomeris annulata explained

Glomeris annulata, also known as the orange banded pill millipede, is a species of pill millipede within the genus Glomeris and family Glomeridae.[1]

Description

The dorsal plates of Glomeris annulata are black in colour, however the posterior edges of each segment possesses orange bands.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Glomeris annulata is an endemic species, native only to Southern France.[3] The species has been discovered inhabiting forest habitats at altitudes ranging from 280 to 300 meters above sea level.[4]

References

  1. Web site: 2023-05-31 . Glomeris annulata Brandt, 1833 . 2023-05-31 . Millibase.
  2. Brandt, J. F. (1833). Tentaminum quorundam monographicorum Insecta Myriapoda Chilognathi Latreillii spectantium prodromus. Bulletin De La Societé Impériale Des Naturalistes De Moscou, 6: pp. 196.
  3. Web site: 2023-05-31 . Glomeris annulata Brandt, 1833 . 2023-05-31 . Fauna Europaea.
  4. Reip HS, Wesener T (2018) Intraspecific variation and phylogeography of the millipede model organism, the Black Pill Millipede Glomeris marginata (Villers, 1789) (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridae). In: Stoev P, Edgecombe GD (Eds) Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Myriapodology, Krabi, Thailand. ZooKeys 741: 93–131.

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