Oriulus

Oriulus is a genus of millipedes in the family Parajulidae. There are about eight described species in Oriulus.[1][2][3][4]

Oriulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Family: Parajulidae
Genus: Oriulus
Chamberlin, 1940

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Oriulus:

  • Oriulus delus Chamberlin, 1940
  • Oriulus eutypus Chamberlin, 1940
  • Oriulus georgicolens Chamberlin, 1940
  • Oriulus grandiceps Loomis, 1968
  • Oriulus grayi Causey, 1950
  • Oriulus medianus Chamberlin, 1940
  • Oriulus notus Chamberlin, 1940
  • Oriulus venustus (Wood, 1864)

References

  1. "Oriulus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Oriulus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

  • Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
  • Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-01.


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