Oriulus venustus

Oriulus venustus
Scientific classification
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 venustusWood, 1864 Julus venustusPreudhomme de Borre, 1884 Parajulus rugosusBollman, 1887 Paraiulus venustusBollman, 1888 Oriulus medianusChamberlin, 1940 Oriulus delusChamberlin, 1940 Oriulus eutypusChamberlin, 1940 Oriulus notusChamberlin, 1940 Oriulus georgicolensChamberlin, 1940 Oriulus grayiCausey, 1950 Aliulus rugosusCausey, 1952 Aniulus venustusJohnson, 1954 Oriulus grandicepsLoomis, 1968 Oriulus disjunctusStewart, 1969 Aniulus carolinensisShelley, 2000 [1]

Oriulus venustus is a species of millipede in the family Parajulidae. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} It is found in North America. ^{[2] [6]}

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. ^[1]

Distribution and habitat

Oriulus venustus covers most of North America north of Mexico and east of the Rocky Mountains, though its distribution becomes sporadic in the south-eastern United States. ^[1]

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.