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Oriulus venustus

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Species of millipede

Oriulus venustus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Family: Parajulidae
Genus: Oriulus
Species: O. venustus
Binomial name
Oriulus venustus
(Wood, 1864)
Synonyms
List
  • Iulus venustus Wood, 1864
  • Julus venustus Preudhomme de Borre, 1884
  • Parajulus rugosus Bollman, 1887
  • Paraiulus venustus Bollman, 1888
  • Oriulus medianus Chamberlin, 1940
  • Oriulus delus Chamberlin, 1940
  • Oriulus eutypus Chamberlin, 1940
  • Oriulus notus Chamberlin, 1940
  • Oriulus georgicolens Chamberlin, 1940
  • Oriulus grayi Causey, 1950
  • Aliulus rugosus Causey, 1952
  • Aniulus venustus Johnson, 1954
  • Oriulus grandiceps Loomis, 1968
  • Oriulus disjunctus Stewart, 1969
  • Aniulus carolinensis Shelley, 2000

Oriulus venustus is a species of millipede in the family Parajulidae. It is found in North America.

Description

Adults are around 19 to 26 millimeters in length and 1.5 to 2.5 millimeters wide. Males of this species can be identified by their enlarged sternum 8 that extends dorsally into the body cavity and their sigmoid, crossing gonopodal telopodites.

Distribution and Habitat

Oriulus venustus covers most of North America north of Mexico east of the Rocky Mountains, though its distribution becomes sporadic in the Southeast United States.

References

  1. ^ Shelley, Rowland M (2002-01-01). "The milliped genus Oriulus Chamberlin (Julida: Parajulidae)". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 80 (1): 100–109. doi:10.1139/z01-205. ISSN 0008-4301.
  2. ^ "Oriulus venustus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. "Oriulus venustus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. "Oriulus venustus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. "Oriulus venustus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Retrieved 2018-05-01.

Further reading

  • Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
Taxon identifiers
Oriulus venustus


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