Millipedes of Australia

Introduced species

As indicated in the Catalogue, a number of millipede species have been introduced to Australia. A full list of exotic species is not yet available, and there are very few published locality records. See below for a summary.

For information about millipedes introduced to Tasmania, click on the hyperlinked species name below to go to the appropriate page on the Tasmanian Multipedes website.

Julida

Blaniulus guttulatus (Fabricius, 1798)
    Norfolk Is: Johns (1967: 61)
    Tas: Evans (1943: 83), Mesibov (2000: 25)
 
Brachyiulus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1898
    SA: Baker (1985a: 51), Jeekel (1985a: 36)
 
Brachyiulus pusillus (Leach, 1815)
    Norfolk Is: Johns (1967: 61)
    SA: Baker (1985a: 51)
    Tas: Jeekel (1981: 20)
 
Choneiulus palmatus (Nemec, 1895)
    Tas: QVMAG specimens identified by H. Enghoff and H. Read.
 
Cylindroiulus brittanicus (Verhoeff, 1891)
    Tas: Jeekel (1981: 20)
 
Cylindroiulus latestriatus (Curtis, 1845)
    Tas: Mesibov (2000: 25)
 
Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860)
    Note. There are many Australian records in the non-formal literature for this species, and I have collected it in NSW.
    SA: Baker (1985a: 252)
    Vic: Baker (1985c: 252)
    Tas: Baker (1985c: 252), Mesibov (2000: 25)
    WA: Baker (1985c: 251)
 
Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport, 1843)
    Tas: Mesibov (2000: 25)
 
Ophyiulus targionii Silvestri, 1898
    SA: Baker (1985a: 51), Jeekel (2000b: 65)

Polydesmida

Aporodesminus wallacei Silvestri, 1904
    NSW (Sydney): Adis et al. (1998: 376)
 
Asiomorpha coarctata (De Saussure, 1860)
    NT (Darwin): Jeekel (1982b: 131)
    Queensland (Hamilton Island): QM specimens, collected 2008
    Christmas Island: Jeekel (2006d: 61)
 
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
    SA: Baker (1985a: 51)
    Tas: Mesibov (2000: 25)
 
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
    Christmas Island: Jeekel (2006d: 62)
 
Oxidus gracilis (C.L. Koch, 1847)
    SA: Baker (1985a: 51)
 
Prosopodesmus jacobsoni Silvestri, 1910
    Christmas Island: Jeekel (2006d: 62)
 
Solaenaulus butteli (Carl, 1922)
    Christmas Island: Jeekel (2006d: 61)

Spirobolida

Leptogoniulus sorornus (Butler, 1876)
    Christmas Island: Shelley & Lehtinen (1999: 1388), Jeekel (2006d: 60)
    Cocos-Keeling Islands: Shelley & Lehtinen (1999: 1386, 1388)
 
Spirobolellus claviger (Verhoeff, 1939)
    Philip Island: As synonym Spirobolellus philiporum; see Jeekel (1986: 44)
 
Trigoniulus corallinus (Gervais, 1847)
    Christmas Island: Jeekel (2001b: 76)
 
Xenobolus carnifex (Fabricus, 1775)
    "New Holland": As synonym Spirobolus ruficollis; see Newport (1844a: 269)

Spirostreptida

Hypocambala exocoeti (Pocock, 1888)
    Christmas Island: Jeekel (2006d: 60)