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Paeromopodidae
Paeromopodidae is a family of large cylindrical millipedes of the order Julida native to the western United States of America. The family contains two genera and ten species and includes the longest millipedes in North America, with individuals reaching up to long. Description Paeromopodids possess 60 to 80 body segments and range from long and 2 to 8 mm wide as adults. Paeromopodids have distinct parallel grooves called ''striae'' on their body rings that give a somewhat roughened texture and distinguishes them from other cylindrical western millipedes. Individuals may be rather uniformly blue gray, or colored in alternating bands of light and dark brown, or may possess a dorsal lengthwise stripe of yellow or light brown. Distribution Paeromopodids are endemic to the United States and occur in two distinct areas: the first is a large Pacific coast range extending from Washington state to the southern Sierra Nevada and Death Valley region of California and east to the Warn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paeromopus Paniculus
''Paeromopus paniculus'' is a species of millipede endemic to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the United States state of California. Reaching up to 16.5 centimeters (6.5 inches) in length, it is the longest known millipede in North America. Description ''P. paniculus'' is bluish gray in color with very faint bands. The body possesses around 75 segments ("rings") at maturity, and adults measure wide and long, with the longest known specimen reaching a length of 16.5 cm (6.5 in). Like other members of the family Paeromopodidae, each body ring is marked with small parallel grooves running lengthwise, and mature males have two pair of modified legs (gonopods) on the seventh body segment (not including the head) that are used in mating. Distribution and habitat ''P. paniculus'' lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, and has mainly been found within Yosemite National Park and other parts of Mariposa County. ''P. paniculus'' is the southernmost species of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paeromopus
''Paeromopus'' is a genus of large cylindrical millipedes endemic to the U.S. state of California. All species exceed 10 centimeters (4 inches) in length, and the largest, '' P. paniculus, ''reaching 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) is the longest millipede species in North America. The genus was named by German entomologist Ferdinand Karsch in 1881 and contains four species: three occupying small ranges in the Sierra Nevada mountains and one occupying a large range including the Sierra Nevada and much of Northern California to the Central Coast. Description ''Paeromopus ''millipedes are long and cylindrical, measuring in length and up to 8 mm (0.3 in) wide, with 68 to 80 body segments. The body color in most is brown to black with bands of light brown or yellow, although some individuals are dark gray or bluish gray with indistinct bands. The legs are relatively long, and the first pair of legs in males is extremely reduced in size. Like other paeromopodids, species of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paeromopus Angusticeps
''Paeromopus angusticeps'' is a species of millipede found in the U.S. state of California. It occupies the largest geographic range of all four species of '' Paeromopus'', occupying much of Northern California in a large arc extending from Monterey County on the central coast, north along the Coast Ranges to Humboldt County, and descending along the Cascades and Sierra Nevada range of eastern California. ''P. angusticeps'' is largely absent from California's Central Valley. Description Adult ''P. angusticeps'' individuals possess up to 80 body segments and range from long, and wide. The color pattern consists of alternating bands of brown on a black or blue-black base color, although in some individuals the banding is largely indistinct from the base color. Like other members of the family Paeromopodidae, the exoskeleton is marked with small parallel grooves or striations. Each eye is composed of up to 30 ocelli arranged in a patch on each side of the head. Subspecies The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Californiulus Yosemitensis
''Californiulus yosemitensis'' is a species of cylindrical millipede in the family Paeromopodidae that is found in western North America: predominantly in the Sierra Nevada of California but also extending into southeastern Oregon and parts of Nevada. Description Adult ''C. yosemitensis'' reach lengths of up to and up to 80 body segments. The species is characterized by a broad yellow or orange dorsal band that extends from the collum (first body segment) to the telson, with a bold black stripe down the middle of the band. The base body color is black. The simple eyes ( ocelli) are arranged in patches on each side of the head, each patch consists of four rows of ocelli. Distribution ''Californiulus yosemitensis'' occurs from extreme southwest Oregon to Kern County, California, with populations in the Warner Mountains, Cascade Range, and Sierra Nevada. It is the most widespread species of '' Californiulus'' and is common throughout its range. Ecology ''Californiulus yosemite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Californiulus Blechrostriatus
''Californiulus'' is a genus of cylindrical millipedes containing six species native to the western United States. Description Species of ''Californiulus'' exhibit two major color patterns. Some are characterized by a broad stripe of light brown, orange or yellow extending down the dorsal surface, while others are banded in light brown against a dark gray or black base color. Adult individuals range from long and up to 4.7 mm wide. Distribution The constituent species of ''Californiulus'' range from northern Washington south to Death Valley Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. During summer, it is the Highest temperature recorded on Earth, hottest place on Earth. Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the ..., California, and one species occurs separate from the others in a range from extreme eastern Oregon to Montana. References Julida Millipedes of North America {{myriapoda- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Californiulus
''Californiulus'' is a genus of cylindrical millipedes containing six species native to the western United States. Description Species of ''Californiulus'' exhibit two major color patterns. Some are characterized by a broad stripe of light brown, orange or yellow extending down the dorsal surface, while others are banded in light brown against a dark gray or black base color. Adult individuals range from long and up to 4.7 mm wide. Distribution The constituent species of ''Californiulus'' range from northern Washington south to Death Valley, California, and one species occurs separate from the others in a range from extreme eastern Oregon to Montana. References Julida Millipedes of North America {{myriapoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Californiulus Parvior
''Californiulus'' is a genus of cylindrical millipedes containing six species native to the western United States. Description Species of ''Californiulus'' exhibit two major color patterns. Some are characterized by a broad stripe of light brown, orange or yellow extending down the dorsal surface, while others are banded in light brown against a dark gray or black base color. Adult individuals range from long and up to 4.7 mm wide. Distribution The constituent species of ''Californiulus'' range from northern Washington south to Death Valley Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. During summer, it is the Highest temperature recorded on Earth, hottest place on Earth. Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the ..., California, and one species occurs separate from the others in a range from extreme eastern Oregon to Montana. References Julida Millipedes of North America {{myriapoda- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julida
Julida is an order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature males of many species, the first pair of legs is modified into hook-like structures. Additionally, both pairs of legs on the 7th body segment of males are modified into gonopods. Distribution Julida contains predominantly temperate species ranging from North America to Panama, Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, Asir region, Saudi Arabia, and Southeast Asia. Classification The order Julida contains approximately 750 species, divided into the following superfamilies and families: ;Blaniuloidea C. L. Koch, 1847 * Blaniulidae C. L. Koch, 1847 * Galliobatidae Brolemann, 1921 *Okeanobatidae Verhoeff, 1942 * Zosteractinidae Loomis, 1943 ;Juloidea Leach, 1814 * Julidae Leach, 1814 * Rhopaloiulidae Attems, 1926 * Trichoblaniulidae Verhoeff, 1911 * Trichonemasomatidae Enghoff, 1991 ;Nemasomatoidea Bollman, 1893 * Chelojulidae Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
