Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860)

Kime, Richard Desmond & Enghoff, Henrik, 2017, Atlas of European millipedes 2: Order Julida (Class Diplopoda), European Journal of Taxonomy 346, pp. 1-299 : 140

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scientific name	Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860)
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456. Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860)

Iulus moreleti Lucas, 1860.

Julus lusitanicus Karsch, 1881.

Julus karschi Verhoeff, 1892.

Scizophyllum moreletii auct.

Palaioiulus karschi auct.

Distribution

ES-CNY, ES-SPA, PT-AZO, PT-MDR, PT-POR. – Also introduced into the Afrotropical and Australian regions, and to Bermuda.

Habitat

Abundant in several habitats in Macaronesia, Portugal and Western Spain, with a large altitudinal range. On a site where it coexists with O. cingulatus and O. oliveirae, Bailey & de Mendonça (1990) found it in Quercus and Cistus litter but not in grassland where O. oliveirae predominated. In Australia it is regarded as a pest due to its sometimes extreme abundance see, e.g., http://www. polydesmida .info/ tasmanianmultipedes/milli-jul-exo.html.

Remarks

Quite a variable species (see, e.g., Baker 1984). O.cervinus is most likely a synonym of O. moreleti (N. Akkari in litt.).

References

Bailey P. T. & De Mendonca T. R. 1990. The distribution of the millipede Ommatoiulus moreletii (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae) in relation to other Ommatoiulus species on the south-western Iberian Peninsula. Journal of Zoology 221: 99 - 111. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1990. tb 03779. x

Baker G. H. 1984. Distribution, morphology and life history of the millipede Ommatoiulus moreletii (Diplopoda. Iulidae) in Portugal and comparisons with Australian populations. Australian Journal of Zoology 32: 811 - 822.