Choneiulus palmatus (Nĕmec, 1895)

Kime, Richard Desmond & Enghoff, Henrik, 2017, Atlas of European millipedes 2: Order Julida (Class Diplopoda), European Journal of Taxonomy 346, pp. 1-299 : 30-31

30. Choneiulus palmatus (Nĕmec, 1895)

Blaniulus palmatus Nĕmec, 1895 .

Distribution

BE, CH, CZ, DE, DK-DEN, GB-CI, GB-GRB, FI, FR-FRA, HU, IT-ITA, IE, LT, LU, NL, NO-NOR, PL, PT-AZO, PT-MDR, RO, RU-RUC, SE. – Also introduced into Canada, USA and Australia.

Habitat

Soil and litter of woodland on mainly sedimentary basic and calcareous rocks. Tajovský (1998) recorded it from Tilio cordatae -Fagetum in the Czech Republic. May be found under bark. Widespread in gardens, parks, orchards, vineyards, cemeteries, quarries, mine galleries, disused railway areas, spoil heaps and frequently in greenhouses (predominantly in the latter in the N & E of its range). Recorded from catacombs in France and from caves. Found in the nests of ants and moles. Regarded as a stenotopic xerobiont woodland species with preference for xeric/mesoxeric meadows, fields and fallows in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Voigtländer 2011). It reaches an altitude of 1230 m in the Swiss Alps ( Pedroli-Christen 1993).

Remarks

Its natural habitat may be woodland on base-rich soils. Sometimes an agricultural pest ( Pierrard & Biernaux 1974).