Leptoiulus bruyanti Ribaut, 1951

Kime, Richard Desmond & Enghoff, Henrik, 2017, Atlas of European millipedes 2: Order Julida (Class Diplopoda), European Journal of Taxonomy 346, pp. 1-299 : 101

301. Leptoiulus bruyanti Ribaut, 1951

Distribution

FR-FRA (Morvan, Massif Central).

Habitat

Apparently montane. Recorded from sites between 500 m and 900 m in altitude in the beech forests of the Morvan Massif in Burgundy, in pure Fagus forest with no ground vegetation, or with Pinus , with Ilex or with Quercus , Ilex , Sorbus aucuparia and Rubus. Alternatively high up in mixed Fagus , Abies and Picea forest. In the south of the Massif Central it was found on the open Causse de Sauveterre (a limestone plateau at 900 m in the Department of Lozère) under a small group of trees. Occurs on sedimentary, metamorphic and volcanic rocks.

Remarks

All the recorded sites for this endemic French species are cited in Kime & Iorio (2010).