Cylindroiulus sanctimichaelis Attems, 1927

Kime, Richard Desmond & Enghoff, Henrik, 2017, Atlas of European millipedes 2: Order Julida (Class Diplopoda), European Journal of Taxonomy 346, pp. 1-299 : 70

177. Cylindroiulus sanctimichaelis Attems, 1927

Distribution

ES-SPA (Basque Country, Navarre, Catalonia, Castilla la Mancha, Andalusia).

Habitat

Woodland, bushy areas, meadows, pastures, alpine habitats, rocky scrub (garrigue) and stony ground as on karst. Woodlands include Pinus , Ulmus , Populus , Fraxinus , Castanea , Fagus and many kinds of Quercus , both deciduous and evergreen species, especially Q. ilex and Q. cozza in Catalonia ( Vicente 1985). Associated shrubs include Buxus , Crataegus , Corylus , Sambucus and Viburnum ; some woodlands were heavily grazed. Commonly found in leaf litter. Records are from low down up to 2500 m altitude ( Mauriès 1974).

Remarks

Most of our data are from the provinces of Alava, Navarra and Barcelona, where it is common. Records from further south indicate that it may have a wide range in Spain and may occupy a wide range of habitats.