Xenobolus_carnifex

<i>Xenobolus carnifex</i>

Xenobolus carnifex

Species of millipede

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]

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  1. [1]
    Hoffmann, R L (1962). "Studies on spiroboloid millipeds. IV. Systematic and nomenclatorial notes on the family Pachybolidae". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 69: 759–783. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.75592.
  2. [2]
    Alagesan, P. & Muthukrishnan, J. (2005). "Bioenergetics of the household pest, Xenobolus carnifex (Fabricius, 1775)" (PDF). Peckiana. 4: 3–14.
  3. [3]
    Carl, J. (1919). "Revision de quelques Spirobolides du Muséum de Genève". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 27 (12): 377–404. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.36330.


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