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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Glomerida |
Family: | Glomeridae |
Genus: | Glomeris |
Species: | G. hexasticha
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Glomeris hexasticha Brandt, 1833
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Glomeris hexasticha, also known as the eastern six-striped pill millipede or the diagonal-striped pill millipede, is a species of pill millipede within the family Glomeridae and order Glomerida. [1] The pill millipede is widely distributed within many European countries, [2] with the species consisting of over twenty different subspecies. [1]
The body length of Glomeris hexasticha ranges from 6 to 17 mm long. Its exoskeleton displays a base colour ranging from brown to black, adorned with 7 rows (typically 6 in the eastern populations) of yellow-brown to red-brown spots. These lateral spots on the thoracic plate are large and always well-defined. The 2nd tergite of the species usually possesses a main furrow, accompanied by 0-1 pre-furrow and 2-4 subsidiary furrows. In males, the pre-anal tergite exhibits a prominent bulging of the rear margin, while in females, this bulge is less pronounced. Additionally, the male individuals exhibit a cross bulge above the rear margin. [3]
Glomeris hexasticha possess a widespread European distribution where it can be found in the countries of: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine. [2] [4] The species is also native to Central European Russia, European Turkey and the transcontinental region of the Near East. [4]
Glomeris hexasticha mainly inhabitants forests located within montane and subalpine altitudes. [3] Forests can be both deciduous or coniferous, exhibiting tree species such as the common hornbeam ( C. betulus) and black pine ( Pinus nigra). [5] G. hexasticha has also been discovered to live on forest edges and within meadow habitat, where it is found living alongside wild wheat grasses ( Agropyron sp.) and common rosehip ( R. canina). [5] G. hexasticha is a detritivore feeding on decaying plant matter such as dead wood and leaves. [3]
Glomeris hexasticha contains 27 distinct subspecies: [1]
Glomeris hexasticha | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Glomerida |
Family: | Glomeridae |
Genus: | Glomeris |
Species: | G. hexasticha
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Binomial name | |
Glomeris hexasticha Brandt, 1833
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Synonyms | |
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Glomeris hexasticha, also known as the eastern six-striped pill millipede or the diagonal-striped pill millipede, is a species of pill millipede within the family Glomeridae and order Glomerida. [1] The pill millipede is widely distributed within many European countries, [2] with the species consisting of over twenty different subspecies. [1]
The body length of Glomeris hexasticha ranges from 6 to 17 mm long. Its exoskeleton displays a base colour ranging from brown to black, adorned with 7 rows (typically 6 in the eastern populations) of yellow-brown to red-brown spots. These lateral spots on the thoracic plate are large and always well-defined. The 2nd tergite of the species usually possesses a main furrow, accompanied by 0-1 pre-furrow and 2-4 subsidiary furrows. In males, the pre-anal tergite exhibits a prominent bulging of the rear margin, while in females, this bulge is less pronounced. Additionally, the male individuals exhibit a cross bulge above the rear margin. [3]
Glomeris hexasticha possess a widespread European distribution where it can be found in the countries of: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine. [2] [4] The species is also native to Central European Russia, European Turkey and the transcontinental region of the Near East. [4]
Glomeris hexasticha mainly inhabitants forests located within montane and subalpine altitudes. [3] Forests can be both deciduous or coniferous, exhibiting tree species such as the common hornbeam ( C. betulus) and black pine ( Pinus nigra). [5] G. hexasticha has also been discovered to live on forest edges and within meadow habitat, where it is found living alongside wild wheat grasses ( Agropyron sp.) and common rosehip ( R. canina). [5] G. hexasticha is a detritivore feeding on decaying plant matter such as dead wood and leaves. [3]
Glomeris hexasticha contains 27 distinct subspecies: [1]