Ommatoiulus rutilans (C.L. Koch, 1847)

Kime, Richard Desmond & Enghoff, Henrik, 2017, Atlas of European millipedes 2: Order Julida (Class Diplopoda), European Journal of Taxonomy 346, pp. 1-299 : 143

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2017.346
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9600FFB8-3FB9-4522-B030-D5A6B145EDEB
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3867202
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AE61D913-FF2F-FF48-FDAA-4A59FDD5FCA4
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Ommatoiulus rutilans (C.L. Koch, 1847)
status

Treatment

467. Ommatoiulus rutilans (C.L. Koch, 1847) View in CoL

Julus rutilans C.L. Koch, 1847 View in CoL .

Julus mediterraneus Latzel, 1884 View in CoL .

Schizophyllum hispanicum Verhoeff, 1910 .

Schizophyllum rutilans auct.

Palaioiulus rutilans auct.

Distribution

BE, CH, DE, ES-SPA, FR-FRA, IT-ITA, LU, NL, SM. Atlanto-Mediterranean. – Also Morocco.

Habitat

Warm, dry calcareous grassland, submediterranean in the north of its range. Found up to 1400 m in Switzerland ( Pedroli-Christen 1993). Frequently under stones. Juniperus forest in Spain.

Remarks

This species is often found wandering on the ground after rain. Regarded as highly endangered in Germany ( Voigtländer et al. 2011).