Status:
GB IUCN status: Not applicable (non-native)
ID Difficulty
Identification
A small, but distinctive ball-rolling 'flat-back' millipede, which occurs inside heated tropical glasshouses.
Amphitomeus attemsi (Schubart, 1934)
Distribution and Habitat
Specimens were first collected from Eden Project (Rain Forest Biome), Cornwall, in 2009 and 2010. More recently it has been found in the Palm House at Kew Gardens and a site in Somerset.
This millipede originates from the Andes.
References
Barber, T., Gregory, S. & Lee, P. (2010) Reports on the 2009 BMIG spring meeting in Cornwall. Bulletin of the British Myriapod & Isopod Group. 24: 65-74.
Links
MilliBase - Global catalogue of Millipedes: https://millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=946439
BRC code
24