Brachyiulus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1898
Status
GB IUCN status: Not applicable (non-native)
ID Difficulty
4
Identification
This recent British discovery is identical in appearence to the common Brachyiulus pusillus. Only mature males of the two species can be separated (immatures and females cannot be identified).
Distribution and Habitat
Only known from the Eden Project, Cornwall, where it was first recorded in the gardens (Outdoor Biome) in association with B.pusillus (Barber, Gregory & Lee, 2010) and subsequently inside the Mediterranean Biome.
Distribution
Reference
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.
idBmigTaxa
65