''Glomeris'' is largely

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of pill millipedes. It contains over 100 species, distributed across Europe, but also extending into the

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, and eleven species from

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Species

* '' Glomeris albida'' * '' Glomeris albidonigra'' * ''

Glomeris alluaudi ''Glomeris'' is largely European genus of pill millipedes. It contains over 100 species, distributed across Europe, but also extending into the Canary Islands, Turkey, and eleven species from North Africa. Species * ''Glomeris albida'' * ''G ...

'' * '' Glomeris annulata'' * '' Glomeris aurita'' * '' Glomeris balcanica'' * '' Glomeris bicolor'' * '' Glomeris bimaculata'' * '' Glomeris bureschi'' * '' Glomeris carpathica'' * '' Glomeris castanea'' * '' Glomeris cingulata'' * '' Glomeris connexa'' * '' Glomeris contraria'' * '' Glomeris crassitarsis'' * '' Glomeris dalmatina'' * '' Glomeris dionysii'' * '' Glomeris distichella'' * '' Glomeris dorsosanguine'' * '' Glomeris esterelana'' * ''

Glomeris euganeorum ''Glomeris'' is largely European genus of pill millipedes. It contains over 100 species, distributed across Europe, but also extending into the Canary Islands, Turkey, and eleven species from North Africa. Species * '' Glomeris albida'' * '' ...

'' * '' Glomeris flavolimbata'' * '' Glomeris flavomaculata'' * '' Glomeris formosa'' * '' Glomeris fuscomarmorata'' * '' Glomeris genuensis'' * '' Glomeris gomerana'' * '' Glomeris guttata'' * '' Glomeris helvetica'' * ''

Glomeris hexasticha ''Glomeris hexasticha'', also known as the eastern six-striped pill millipede or the diagonal-striped pill millipede, is a species of pill millipede within the family ''Glomeridae'' and order Glomerida. The pill millipede is widely distributed wit ...

'' * '' Glomeris hispanica'' * '' Glomeris humbertiana'' * '' Glomeris ibizana'' * '' Glomeris inferorum'' * '' Glomeris infuscata'' * '' Glomeris infuscatus'' * '' Glomeris intermedia'' * '' Glomeris interrupta'' * ''

Glomeris irrorata ''Glomeris'' is largely European genus of pill millipedes. It contains over 100 species, distributed across Europe, but also extending into the Canary Islands, Turkey, and eleven species from North Africa. Species * ''Glomeris albida'' * ''Gl ...

'' * '' Glomeris iudicaria'' * '' Glomeris judicaria'' * '' Glomeris klugii'' * '' Glomeris kubana'' * '' Glomeris larii'' * '' Glomeris latemarginata'' * '' Glomeris lepida'' * '' Glomeris ligurica'' * '' Glomeris limbata'' * '' Glomeris longaronensis'' * '' Glomeris lugubris'' * '' Glomeris lunatosignata'' * '' Glomeris lusitana'' * '' Glomeris maculata'' * '' Glomeris maculosa'' * '' Glomeris maerens'' * '' Glomeris malmivaga'' * ''

Glomeris marginata ''Glomeris marginata'' is a common European species of pill millipede. It is a short millipede, rounded in cross-section, which is capable of rolling itself up into a ball ("volvation") when disturbed. This behaviour is also found in the pill woo ...

'' * '' Glomeris marmorata'' * '' Glomeris norica'' * '' Glomeris numidia'' * '' Glomeris obsoleta'' * '' Glomeris occidentalis'' * '' Glomeris occultocolorata'' * '' Glomeris ornata'' * '' Glomeris oropensis'' * '' Glomeris pachytelopoda'' * '' Glomeris perplexa'' * '' Glomeris pielachiana'' * ''

Glomeris plumbea ''Glomeris'' is largely European genus of pill millipedes. It contains over 100 species, distributed across Europe, but also extending into the Canary Islands, Turkey, and eleven species from North Africa. Species * ''Glomeris albida'' * ''Gl ...

'' * '' Glomeris primordialis'' * '' Glomeris primoridialis'' * ''

Glomeris prominens ''Glomeris'' is largely European genus of pill millipedes. It contains over 100 species, distributed across Europe, but also extending into the Canary Islands, Turkey, and eleven species from North Africa. Species * ''Glomeris albida'' * ''Gl ...

'' * '' Glomeris pulchra'' * '' Glomeris pustulata'' * '' Glomeris quadrifasciata'' * '' Glomeris quadripunctata'' * '' Glomeris romana'' * '' Glomeris rugifera'' * '' Glomeris sanguinicolor'' * ''

Glomeris saussurei ''Glomeris'' is largely European genus of pill millipedes. It contains over 100 species, distributed across Europe, but also extending into the Canary Islands, Turkey, and eleven species from North Africa. Species * ''Glomeris albida'' * ''G ...

'' * '' Glomeris schubarti'' * '' Glomeris sinensis'' * '' Glomeris solis'' * '' Glomeris stammeri'' * '' Glomeris stellifera'' * '' Glomeris strasseri'' * ''

Glomeris sublimbata ''Glomeris'' is largely European genus of pill millipedes. It contains over 100 species, distributed across Europe, but also extending into the Canary Islands, Turkey, and eleven species from North Africa. Species * '' Glomeris albida'' * '' ...

'' * ''

Glomeris tetrasticha ''Glomeris tetrasticha'', is a species of pill millipede within the genus ''Glomeris'' and family Glomeridae. Description The body length of ''Glomeris tetrasticha'' is 5–17 mm. The dorsal plates of the species are black or dark brown in colo ...

'' * '' Glomeris transalpina'' * '' Glomeris tridentina'' * '' Glomeris zonata'' Glomeris marginata Pill Millipede Unrolling.jpg, ''Glomeris marginata'', unrolling

References

External links

* Glomerida Millipedes of Africa Millipedes of Europe {{myriapoda-stub