''Californiulus'' is a
genus
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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
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
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
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