Heteroiulus intermedius (Brölemannn, 1892)

Gilgado, José D., 2020, Hidden in plain sight: six millipede species (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) new for the fauna of Switzerland, Revue suisse de Zoologie 127 (2), pp. 249-259 : 252-253

Heteroiulus intermedius (Brölemannn, 1892)

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Julus intermedius Brölemann, 1892 .

Allajulus salvadorii Silvestri, 1896 .

Material examined: NMB- 272b; 1 male; Switzerland, Ticino, Bellinzona , forest close to settlements , 46°12′06.61″N, 9°02′17.88″E, 265 m; 01.04.2018; J. D. Gilgado & V. Martínez-Pillado leg.; active capture under a stone.

Distribution: Northern Italy ( Kime & Enghoff, 2017).

Remarks: This species is known to inhabit the deep and decomposed litter layer in Castanea , Carpinus and Quercus forests ( Kime & Enghoff, 2017).

Figures

Fig. 4. Heteroiulus intermedius (Brölemannn, 1892). (A) Dissected adult male from Bellinzona (NMB-272b). Scale bar 1 mm. (B) Gonopod of same male specimen in lateral view.Abbreviations modified after Enghoff et al. (2013): ag, anterior gonopod; m, mesomerite; op, “opuntia-like” appendage; s, solenomerite. Scale bar 0.1 mm.