Cyphobrachyiulus

Cyphobrachyiulus
Male gonopods (part of genitals) from Cyphobrachyiulus redikorzevi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Family: Julidae
Subfamily: Julinae
Tribe: Brachyiulini
Genus: Cyphobrachyiulus
Verhoeff, 1900[1]
Type species
Brachyiulus argolicus
Verhoeff, 1900
Subgenera and Species

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Cyphobrachyiulus is a genus of millipedes in the family Julidae. It contains around 21 species. Members can be found in southwestern Russia, Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria.[2][3]

Description

Members of Cyphobrachyiulus have a length of 15–42 mm. They are generally dark and have a black dorsal line. They get lighter approaching the ventral side (the underside) where they may be somewhat beige.[2]

Species

The following species, arranged by subgenus, are included in Cyphobrachyiulus.[2][3]

Subgenus Cyphobrachyiulus Verhoeff, 1900

Subgenus Acropoditius Strasser, 1980

Subgenus Diaxylus Attems, 1940

Subgenus Grusiniulus Lohmander, 1936

Subgenus Rhamphidoiulus Attems, 1905

Unassigned

References

  1. ^ Verhoeff, Karl Wilhelm (1900). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss paläarktischer Myriopoden. XII. Aufsatz: Ueber Diplopoden aus Griechenland". Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere. 13 (2): 172–204 [191].
  2. ^ a b c Vagalinski, Boyan; LazáNyi, Eszter (21 May 2018). "Revision of the millipede tribe Brachyiulini Verhoeff, 1909 (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae), with descriptions of new taxa". Zootaxa. 4421 (1): 1–142. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4421.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30313518.
  3. ^ a b Vagalinski, Boyan; Golovatch, Sergei I. (2021). "The millipede tribe Brachyiulini in the Caucasus (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae)". ZooKeys (1058): 19–22. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1058....1V. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1058.68628. PMC 8421324. PMID 34557053.