Ophyiulus solitarius Bigler, 1929

Kime, Richard Desmond & Enghoff, Henrik, 2017, Atlas of European millipedes 2: Order Julida (Class Diplopoda), European Journal of Taxonomy 346, pp. 1-299 : 149

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.346
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3867876
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scientific name	Ophyiulus solitarius Bigler, 1929
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Distribution

CH (Engadine).

Habitat

Alpine.

Remarks

The description of this species was based on a single male from the Engadine. Pedroli-Christen (1993) suggested that it may relate to a gonopod variation of the extremely similar O. nigrofuscus which occurs in the area.

References

Bigler W. 1929. Die Diplopodenfauna des schweizerischen Nationalparks. Ergebnisse der wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung im schweizerischen Nationalpark 5: 1 - 87.

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