APHOTOFAUNA
An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
terrestrial wildlife and their habitats, found across South-West
England and the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula by David Fenwick.
Family Polyxenidae
Polyxenus
Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Bristly Millipede
Subclass Chilognatha > Superorder Oniscomorpha > Order Glomerida > Family Glomeridae
Glomeris
Glomeris marginata (Villers, 1789) - Pill Millipede
Subclass Chilognatha > Superorder Nematophora > Order Chordeumatida > Family Craspedosomatidae
Nanogona
Nanogona polydesmoides (Leach, 1814)
- False Flat-back Millipede
Subclass Chilognatha > Superorder Nematophora > Order Chordeumatida
Ceratosphys ?
Genus possibly Ceratosphys - see page update
Subclass Chilognatha > Superorder Nematophora > Order Chordeumatida > Family Chordeumatidae
Chordeuma
Chordeuma species - A Chordeumatid millepede
from Skimmel Bridge, Penzance. 21.10.16.
Subclass Chilognatha > Superorder Merocheta > Order Polydesmida > Family Polydesmidae
Brachydesmus
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
- A Flat-backed Millipede
Polydesmus
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884
- Common Flat-backed Millipede
Examples of Polydesmus - Flat Backed Millipedes
Polydesmus sp. - Penlee Gardens, Penzance. 01.11.16.
Polydesmus sp. - Skimmel Bridge, Penzance. 21.10.16.
Polydesmus sp. - Newlyn, Cornwall. 13.05.13.
Subclass Chilognatha > Superorder Juliformia > Order Julida > Family Blaniulidae
Blaniulus
Blaniulus guttulatus (Fabricius, 1798)
- Spotted Snake Millipede
Choneiulus
Choneiulus palmatus (Němec, 1895)
- A Blaniulid millipede
Proteroiulus
Proteroiulus fuscus (Am Stein, 1857)
- A Blaniulid millipede
Subclass Chilognatha > Superorder Juliformia > Order Julida > Family Julidae
Brachyiulus
Brachyiulus pusillus (Leach, 1815) - A julid millipede
Cylindroiulus
Cylindroiulus appeninorum (Brölemann 1897)
Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus (Wood, 1864) ?
- A julid millipede
Cylindroiulus latestriatus (Curtis, 1845) ?
- A julid millipede
Cylindroiulus londinensis (Leach, 1815)
- A julid millipede
Cylindroiulus punctatus (Leach, 1815)
- Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede
Julus
Julus scandinavius Latzel, 1884
- A julid millipede
Leptoiulus
Leptoiulus belgicus (Latzel, 1844) ? - A julid millipede
Ommatoiulus
Ommatoiulus sabulosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Striped Millipede
Ophyiulus
Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport, 1842)
- A julid millipede
Subclass Chilognatha > Superorder Juliformia > Order Julida > Family Nemasomatidae
Thalassisobates
Thalassisobates littoralis (Silvestri, 1903)
- A littoral millipede
Millipedes to identify and other millipede images
For more information go to the following website -
British Myriapod and Isopod Group
