Xenobolus carnifex

Xenobolus carnifex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirobolida
Family: Pachybolidae
Genus: Xenobolus
Binomial name
Xenobolus carnifex
(Fabricius, 1775)

Xenobolus carnifex is a species of spirobolidan millipede found in South India and Sri Lanka.[1] It is a common species and can become a household pest, infesting and damaging thatched roofs, creating a "continual shower of faecal pellets", and invading food and water supplies.[2] X. carnifex ranges from 58 to 65 mm (2.3 to 2.6 in) in length, with 48 to 50 body segments.[3] The body color is dark or black, with a band of red or pink running down the dorsal midline.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Hoffmann, R L (1962). "Studies on Spiroboloid Millipeds. IV. Systematic and nomenclatorial notes on the family Pachybolidae". Revue Suisse De Zoologie 69: 759–783.
  2. ↑ Alagesan, P.; Muthukrishnan, J. (2005). "Bioenergetics of the household pest, Xenobolus carnifex (Fabricius, 1775)" (PDF). Peckiana 4: 3–14.
  3. ↑ Carl, J. (1919). "Revision de quelques Spirobolides du Muséum de Genève". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 27 (12): 377–404.
  4. ↑ Alagesan, P., & Karthigeyan, M. (2011). "Millipede Composting: A Novel Method for Organic Waste Recycling". Recent Research in Science and Technology 3 (9).
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