Xenobolus carnifex explained

Xenobolus carnifex is a species of spirobolidan millipede found in South India and Sri Lanka.^[1] It is a common species and can become a household pest, infesting and damaging thatched roofs, creating a "continual shower of faecal pellets", and invading food and water supplies.^[2] X. carnifex ranges from 58to in length, with 48 to 50 body segments.^[3] The body color is dark or black, with a band of red or pink running down the dorsal midline.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Studies on spiroboloid millipeds. IV. Systematic and nomenclatorial notes on the family Pachybolidae. Hoffmann, R L. 1962. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 69. 759–783. 10.5962/bhl.part.75592. free.
2. Alagesan . P. . Muthukrishnan . J. . amp . Bioenergetics of the household pest, Xenobolus carnifex (Fabricius, 1775) . Peckiana . 2005 . 4 . 3–14 .
3. Carl. J.. Revision de quelques Spirobolides du Muséum de Genève. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 1919. 27. 12. 377–404 . 10.5962/bhl.part.36330. free.