456. Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860)

Iulus moreleti Lucas, 1860 .

Julus lusitanicus Karsch, 1881 .

Julus karschi Verhoeff, 1892 .

Scizophyllum moreletii auct.

Palaioiulus karschi auct.

Distribution

ES-CNY, ES-SPA, PT-AZO, PT-MDR, PT-POR. – Also introduced into the Afrotropical and Australian regions, and to Bermuda.

Habitat

Abundant in several habitats in Macaronesia, Portugal and Western Spain, with a large altitudinal range. On a site where it coexists with O. cingulatus and O. oliveirae, Bailey & de Mendonça (1990) found it in Quercus and Cistus litter but not in grassland where O. oliveirae predominated. In Australia it is regarded as a pest due to its sometimes extreme abundance see, e.g., http://www. polydesmida .info/ tasmanianmultipedes/milli-jul-exo.html.

Remarks

Quite a variable species (see, e.g., Baker 1984). O.cervinus is most likely a synonym of O. moreleti (N. Akkari in litt.).