Amphitomeus attemsi (Schubart, 1934)

Status:

GB IUCN status: Not applicable (non-native)

ID Difficulty

Identification

A small, but distinctive ball-rolling 'flat-back' millipede, which occurs inside heated tropical glasshouses.

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Distribution and Habitat

Specimens were first collected from Eden Project (Rain Forest Biome), Cornwall, in 2009 and 2010. More recently it has been found in the Palm House at Kew Gardens and a site in Somerset. 

This millipede originates from the Andes.

References

Barber, T., Gregory, S. & Lee, P. (2010)  Reports on the 2009 BMIG spring meeting in Cornwall. Bulletin of the British Myriapod & Isopod Group. 24: 65-74. 

BRC code

24

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