Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus

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Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Family: Julidae
Genus: Cylindroiulus
Species:
C. caeruleocinctus
Binomial name
Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus
(Wood, 1864)
Synonyms

Cylindroiulus teutonicus(Pocock, 1900) [1]

Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus is a species of millipede in the family Julidae. It is native to northern Europe and has been introduced to North America where it is now widespread. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Description

Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus has a cylindrical body shape with multiple segments that are characteristic of millipedes. It is dark, brown, or bronze and has a darker or blue band on each segment. [2]

C. caeruleocinctus is a larger millipede being up to 30 mm long when fully grown. It has bean shaped eyes. Its telson (the final segment of its body) is smooth and flat instead of projecting outward. [9]

Distribution

Most commonly found in Germany, the UK, Sweden, and Switzerland. This species also appears in Canada, Norway, Luxembourg, the USA, the Netherlands, and France. [10]

Often found in grassland, hedges, small woods, rarely in forests. Large populations have been found in urban areas. Common in parks, gardens, and cemeteries. It may be found under wet leaves in parks and beside rivers in towns. Its preferred foods have been found to be broadleaves, followed by grass and moss. There are records of this species being an agricultural pest. [11]

The sightings and activity of this species rises significantly in the spring and fall and drops significantly in the summer and winter. [12]

Similar Species

Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus is most likely to be confused with Cylindroiulus londinensis , which is larger and has a club-shaped protruding telson. [13]

Other dark millipedes of similar size, such as Julus scandinavius or Tachypodoiulus niger have a pointed telson. [13]

Similar species that lack a projecting telson, such as Cylindroiulusbritannicus, are much smaller than C. caeruleocinctus (less than 20 mm long). [13]

References

  1. ↑ Bogyó, Dávid; Korsos, Zoltan (2010). "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus (Wood, 1864), new to the fauna of Hungary, and its current European distribution (Diplopoda: Julida)" (PDF). Schubartiana. 4: 9–14.
  2. 1 2 "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus". Bugs With Mike. 2025-06-28. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  5. ↑ "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  6. ↑ "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  7. ↑ "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  8. ↑ Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals" . Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  9. ↑ "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus | NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  10. ↑ "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus (Wood, 1864)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  11. ↑ Kime, Richard Desmond; Enghoff, Henrik (2017-08-29). "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus". doi:10.5281/zenodo.3866888.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ↑ "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  13. 1 2 3 "Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus | British Myriapod and Isopod Group". bmig.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-28.

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