Calyptophyllum longiventre (Verhoeff, 1941) invading houses in Turkey, with the first description of the male (Diplopoda : Julida : Julidae)

Enghoff, Henrik; Kebapci, Uemit

doi:10.1080/00222930802196055

Calyptophyllum longiventre (Verhoeff, 1941) invading houses in Turkey, with the first description of the male (Diplopoda : Julida : Julidae)

Enghoff H., Kebapci U.

JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY, vol.42, pp.2143-2150, 2008 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 42
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1080/00222930802196055
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
Page Numbers: pp.2143-2150

Abstract

A mass occurrence of the millipede Calyptophyllum longiventre (Verhoeff, 1941) in Mardin, south-east Turkey, is reported. Descriptive notes on this poorly known species are given, including the first description of male characters. Comparison is made with other instances of millipede mass occurrences, previous swarming events of millipedes in Turkey are summarized, and a note on the distribution of the genus Calyptophyllum is given.