Melogona voigtii (Verhoeff, 1899)

Kime, Richard Desmond & Enghoff, Henrik, 2021, Atlas of European millipedes 3: Order Chordeumatida (Class Diplopoda), European Journal of Taxonomy 769, pp. 1-244 : 59-60

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scientific name	Melogona voigtii (Verhoeff, 1899)
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Treatment

159. Melogona voigtii (Verhoeff, 1899) View in CoL

Microchordeuma voigtii Verhoeff, 1899 View in CoL .

Distribution

AT, BE, CH, CZ, DE, DK-DEN, GB-GRB, NL, NO-NOR, PL, SE.

Habitat

Broad-leaved forest, e.g., Fagus , Fraxinus , orchards, shrubland, grassland, gardens, occasionally coniferous forests. From 400–480 m a.s.l. in Switzerland. Most finds are from synanthropic sites.

Remarks

Probably introduced to the northern part of its distribution area. Tajovský (1996) described the life cycle of M. voigti in a suburban forest in South Bohemia.

References

Tajovsky K. 1996. Life-cycle of the millipede Melogona voigti (Verhoeff, 1899) from a suburban forest in South Bohemia. Memoires du Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris 169: 509 - 514.