Cylindroiulus pyrenaicus (Brölemann, 1897)

Common name

Welsh Two-tail

Status

Unknown

Identification

Cylindroiulus pyrenaicus is a distinctive species since it bears both a projecting telson and ventral scale.
 
In Britain and Ireland, this combination of characters is otherwise only seen in C. apenninorum and Enataiulus armatus.  The former is much larger, reaching 30mm or more in length, and the latter has conspicuous fringing setae on the metazonites.  The male gonopods are characteristic.
 
A description, with figures, is given by Gregory, Owen, Jones & Williams (2018).
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Distribution and Habitat

Although first discovered in Glamorganshire, south Wales in 2004, it was not identified until re-found at nearby site in 2017.

Reference

Gregory, S.J., Owen, C., Jones, G. & Williams, E. (2018) Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860) and Cylindroiulus pyrenaicus (Brölemann, 1897) new for the UK (Diplopoda, Julida: Julidae).  Bulletin of the British Myriapod & Isopod Group 30: 48-60.

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