List of Myriapoda species of Ireland explained

There are 78 species of Myriapoda native to Ireland.^[1]

Class Chilopoda (centipedes)

Order Scolopendromorpha (tropical centipedes)

Family Cryptopidae

• Common Cryptops (Cryptops hortensis)
• Cryptops parisi

Order Geophilomorpha (soil centipedes)

• Geophilus carpophagus
• Geophilus easoni
• Geophilus electricus
• Geophilus flavus
• Geophilus fucorum subsp. serauti
• Geophilus insculptus
• Geophilus osquidatum
• Geophilus truncorum

Family Dignathodontidae

• Henia brevis

Family Schendylidae

• Hydroschendyla submarina
• Schendyla carniolensis

Family Himantariidae

• Stigmatogaster subterraneus

Family Linotaeniidae

• shorter red centipede (Strigamia acuminata)
• Strigamia crassipes
• Strigamia maritima

Order Lithobiomorpha (stone centipedes)

Family Henicopidae

• Lamyctes emarginatus

Family Lithobiidae

• Lithobius borealis
• Brown centipede (Lithobius forficatus)
• Lithobius melanops
• Lithobius muticus
• Lithobius pilicornis
• Common banded centipede (Lithobius variegatus)
• Lithobius crassipes
• Stone centipede (Lithobius microps)

Class Diplopoda (millipedes)

Order Polyxenida

Family Polyxenidae

• Bristly millipede (Polyxenus lagurus)

Order Glomerida

Family Doderiidae

• Adenomeris gibbosa

Family Glomeridae

• Common European pill millipede (Glomeris marginata)

Order Chordeumatida

Family Anthroleucosomatidae

• Irish Silk Millipede (Anamastigona pulchella)

Family Brachychaeteumatidae

• Brachychaeteuma bagnalli
• Brachychaeteuma melanops

Family Chordeumatidae

• Chordeuma proximum
• Melogona gallica
• Melogona scutellaris
• Nanogona polydesmoides

Family Craspedosomatidae

• Craspedosoma rawlinsii

Order Julida

Family Blaniulidae

• Archiboreoiulus pallidus
• Spotted snake millipede (Blaniulus guttulatus)
• Boreoiulus tenuis
• Choneiulus palmatus
• Nopoiulus kochii
• Proteroiulus fuscus

Family Julidae

• Brachyiulus pusillus
• Cylindroiulus britannicus
• Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus
• Cylindroiulus latestriatus
• Cylindroiulus londinensis
• Cylindroiulus parisiorum
• Blunt-tailed snake millipede (Cylindroiulus punctatus)
• Cylindroiulus truncorum
• Cylindroiulus vulnerarius
• Julus scandinavius
• Leptoiulus belgicus
• Striped millipede (Ommatoiulus sabulosus)
• Ophyiulus pilosus
• White-legged snake millipede (Tachypodoiulus niger)

Family Nemasomatidae

• Nemasoma varicorne
• Thalassisobates littoralis

Order Polydesmida

Family Polydesmidae

• Flat millipede (Brachydesmus superus)
• Flat-backed millipede (Polydesmus angustus)
• Polydesmus coriaceus
• Polydesmus denticulatus
• Polydesmus inconstans

Family Macrosternodesmidae

• Macrosternodesmus palicola
• Ophiodesmus albonanus

Family Paradoxosomatidae

• Greenhouse millipede (Oxidus gracilis)
• Stosatea italica

References

1. Web site: Species Browser. maps.biodiversityireland.ie. 2015-09-15.

External links

• Chilopoda and Diplopoda by Rev. W. F. Johnson M.A. FRS.
• "‘Hundreds’ of reasons to like millipedes"