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
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3867202
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scientific name	Ommatoiulus rutilans (C.L. Koch, 1847)
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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 View in CoL .

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).

References

Pedroli-Christen A. 1993. Faunistique des mille-pattes de Suisse (Diplopoda). Documenta Faunistica Helvetiae 14: 1 - 245.

Voigtlander K., Reip H. S., Decker P. & Spelda J. 2011. Critical reflections on German red lists of endangered myriapod species (Chilopoda, Diplopoda) (with species list for Germany). International Journal of Myriapodology 6: 85 - 105.