Cylindroiulus sagittarius (Brölemann, 1897)

Kime, Richard Desmond & Enghoff, Henrik, 2017, Atlas of European millipedes 2: Order Julida (Class Diplopoda), European Journal of Taxonomy 346, pp. 1-299 : 69

175. Cylindroiulus sagittarius (Brölemann, 1897)

Iulus sagittarius Brölemann, 1897 .

Cylindroiulus hispanicus Ceuca, 1974 .

Distribution

ES-SPA, FR-FRA. Western Pyrenees and Northern Spanish Cordillera.

Habitat

Montane forest, especially Fagus , Quercus , often with Fraxinus , Crataegus , Ilex , Corylus ; Alnus woods along streams; Castanea grove with Daphne , Helleborus , Salvia , Lathraea and Rubus. Found in litter, moss, under bark and in rotting trunks and logs. 550–2000 m. Frequently on limestone.

Remarks

It occupies a similar niche to Cylindroiulus punctatus , which it replaces higher up in the mountains.