Biology:Glomeris guttata

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Short description: A species of millipede

Glomeris guttata
Glomeris guttata 2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Glomerida
Family: Glomeridae
Genus: Glomeris
Species:
G. guttata
Binomial name
Glomeris guttata
Risso, 1826
Synonyms

Glomeris guttata is a species of pill millipede within the genus Glomeris and family Glomeridae.[1]

Description

The dorsal plates of Glomeris guttata are brown to black, possessing four rows of orange or reddish-orange spots.[2] The head of G. guttata lacks spots and is brown to black in colour.[2] Glomeris guttata expresses Müllerian mimicry, sharing a colour pattern with the caterpillar of the apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) of which they share a habitat.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Glomeris guttata is native to Southwest Europe, where it can be found within the countries of France , Italy and Monaco.[4] The species can be found living within alpine habitats such as the Var basin in Southern France.[5]

References

  1. "Glomeris guttata Risso, 1826". 2023-06-01. https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=940680. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Brandt, J. F. (1833). Tentaminum quorundam monographicorum Insecta Myriapoda Chilognathi Latreillii spectantium prodromus. Bulletin De La Societé Impériale Des Naturalistes De Moscou, 6: pp. 196.
  3. Deschamps-Cottin, M. and Descimon, H., 1996. A possible case of mimicry in the caterpillar of Parnassius apollo (L.)(Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Linneana Belgica (Belgium).
  4. "Glomeris guttata Risso, 1826". 2023-06-01. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/453e579b-dd93-4b21-8b8d-e130316a044d. 
  5. René Hoess, Adolf Scholl, Allozyme and Literature Study of Glomeris guttata Risso, 1826, and G. connexa Koch, 1847, a Case of Taxonomic Confusion (Diplopoda: Glomeridae), Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology, Volume 240, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-33, ISSN 0044-5231, doi:10.1078/0044-5231-00003.

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