Xingtai, formerly known as Xingzhou and Shunde, is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has a total area of 12,486 km2 (4,821 sq mi) and administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 12 counties. At the 2020 census, its population was 7,111,106 inhabitants. It borders Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north, Handan in the south, and the provinces of Shandong and Shanxi in the east and west respectively.
The Battle of Julu was fought in Julu in 207 BC primarily between forces of the Qin dynasty and the insurgent state of Chu. The Qin commander was Zhang Han, while the Chu leader was Xiang Yu. The battle concluded with a decisive victory for the rebels over the larger Qin army. The battle marked the decline of Qin military power as the bulk of the Qin armies were destroyed in this battle.
Tachypodoiulus niger, known variously as the white-legged snake millipede or the black millipede, is a European species of millipede. It is very similar to other species such as Cylindroiulus londinensis, from which it can be reliably distinguished only by studying the shape of the telson. It occurs in Ireland, Britain, Spain, France, Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic, and is especially common on chalky and limestone soils.
Julu is a county of Xingtai City, in the south of Hebei province, China. Prior to the Sui Dynasty, Julu had been known as Nanyi County. The name was changed and became Julu, with the Chinese for Ju being written either as either "巨" or "钜". In 1980, the name was standardized as "巨鹿". The county has a population of 370,000 residing in an area of 623 km2 (241 sq mi).
Pingxiang County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, in the south of Hebei province, China, located about 45 km (28 mi) from downtown Xingtai. It has a population of 280,000 residing in an area of 406 km2 (157 sq mi). In the Han dynasty, Pingxiang County was known as Julu County (钜鹿县) and was the site of the Battle of Julu in 207 BC, as well as being the birthplace of Zhang Jue and his brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who started the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the 180s.
Myriapodology is the scientific study of myriapods which includes centipedes and millipedes. The field of myriapodology can also cover other myriapods such as pauropods and symphylans. Those who study myriapods are myriapodologists.
Ernst Hammer was a German-Austrian officer of four armies since 1 October 1903, entering as a one-year volunteer. He was Oberleutnant of the Common Army, Hauptmann of the k.u.k. Armee, Generalmajor of the Bundesheer, Generalleutnant of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. As commander of the 75th Infantry Division, he ordered his soldiers to shoot female Soviet POWs on the spot.
Julidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, containing more than 600 species in around 20 genera. Its members are largely confined to the Western Palaearctic, with only a few species extending into the Oriental and Afrotropical realms. They are united by a characteristic form of the mouthparts, and are classified in the superfamily Juloidea of the order Julida, alongside the families Trichoblaniulidae, Rhopaloiulidae and Trichonemasomatidae.
Julus curvicornis is a species of millipede from the Julidae family. It was described by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff in 1899 and is endemic to Slovakia.
Julus scanicus is a species of millipede from the Julidae family that can be found in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, and Slovakia.
Julus terrestris is a species of millipede from the family Julidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The species can be found in Austria, the Baltic states, Belarus, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Scandinavia, and all states of former Yugoslavia.
Blaniulus troglobius is a species of millipede in the Blaniulidae family that is endemic to France.
Pachyiulus cattarensis is a species of millipede from Julidae family that can be found in Bulgaria, Greece and all states of former Yugoslavia.
Blaniulus is a genus of millipedes containing the following species:
Julus is a genus of millipedes in the family Julidae, containing the following species:
Polyxenidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 47 species in 19 genera. Adults in all species in this family have 13 pairs of legs.
Robert Latzel was an Austrian myriapodologist and entomologist who published a series of pioneering works on millipedes, centipedes, and allies. His collection of myriapod specimens, today housed in the Natural History Museum of Vienna, includes many type specimens. His monographs on the myriapods of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were the first comprehensive treatments of the large region's centipede and millipede faunas. He named nearly 130 taxa of millipedes and over 40 centipede groups, as well as four taxa each of pauropods and symphylans. His work on millipedes pioneered the use of gonopods in millipede classification and species recognition. At least three authors have honored Latzel by naming a genus Latzelia.
Geophilus is a large, heterogeneous genus of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae largely considered to be synonymous with Brachygeophilus. It is a mostly holarctic genus characterized by a claw-shaped ultimate pretarsus, anterior porefields, complete or nearly complete coxo-pleural sutures at the prosternum, and incomplete chitin-lines. The generic name first appeared in Brewster's Edinburgh Encyclopaedia in 1814 as Geophilus electricus.
Julu Commandery was a historical commandery of China, located in modern-day southern Hebei.
Brachydesmus superus, sometimes called the flat millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Polydesmidae. Its specific name is from the Latin word for "above, upper," because it lives in the upper soil layer.
