List of Myriapoda species of Ireland
Cryptops hortensis, a centipede common in coastal areas of Ireland.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Glomeris_marginata_1.jpg/220px-Glomeris_marginata_1.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Lithobius_forficatus.jpg/220px-Lithobius_forficatus.jpg)
Lithobius forficatus, the brown or stone centipede.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Oxidusgracilis.png/220px-Oxidusgracilis.png)
Greenhouse millipede (Oxidus gracilis), a common pest.
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Polydesmus angustus, the flat-backed millipede.
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White-legged snake millipede (Tachypodoiulus niger) in defensive posture. Especially common in Northern Ireland.
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Polyxenus lagurus, the bristly millipede, has been spotted in coastal parts of County Cork.
There are 78 species of Myriapoda native to Ireland.[1]
Class Chilopoda (centipedes)[]
Order Scolopendromorpha (tropical centipedes)[]
Family Cryptopidae[]
- Common Cryptops (Cryptops hortensis)
Order Geophilomorpha (soil centipedes)[]
Family Geophilidae[]
- Geophilus carpophagus
- Geophilus easoni
- Geophilus electricus
- Geophilus flavus
- Geophilus fucorum subsp. serauti
- Geophilus osquidatum
Family Dignathodontidae[]
Family Schendylidae[]
Family Himantariidae[]
- Stigmatogaster subterraneus
Family Linotaeniidae[]
Order Lithobiomorpha (stone centipedes)[]
Family Henicopidae[]
Family Lithobiidae[]
- Brown centipede (Lithobius forficatus)
- Common banded centipede (Lithobius variegatus)
- Stone centipede (Lithobius microps)
Class Diplopoda (millipedes)[]
Order Polyxenida[]
Family Polyxenidae[]
- Bristly millipede (Polyxenus lagurus)
Order Glomerida[]
Family []
Family Glomeridae[]
- Common European pill millipede (Glomeris marginata)
Order Chordeumatida[]
Family Anthroleucosomatidae[]
- (Anamastigona pulchella)
Family Brachychaeteumatidae[]
Family Chordeumatidae[]
Family Craspedosomatidae[]
Order Julida[]
Family Blaniulidae[]
- Spotted snake millipede (Blaniulus guttulatus)
- Proteroiulus fuscus
Family Julidae[]
- Brachyiulus pusillus
- Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus
- Blunt-tailed snake millipede (Cylindroiulus punctatus)
- Julus scandinavius
- Striped millipede (Ommatoiulus sabulosus)
- Ophyiulus pilosus
- White-legged snake millipede (Tachypodoiulus niger)
Family Nemasomatidae[]
- Thalassisobates littoralis
Order Polydesmida[]
Family Polydesmidae[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Brachydesmus_superus%2C_Hartelholz%2C_M%C3%BAnich%2C_Alemania%2C_2013-04-15%2C_DD_02.jpg/220px-Brachydesmus_superus%2C_Hartelholz%2C_M%C3%BAnich%2C_Alemania%2C_2013-04-15%2C_DD_02.jpg)
Brachydesmus superus.
- Flat-backed millipede (Polydesmus angustus)
Family Macrosternodesmidae[]
Family Paradoxosomatidae[]
- Greenhouse millipede (Oxidus gracilis)
References[]
- ^ "Species Browser". maps.biodiversityireland.ie. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
External links[]
- Chilopoda and Diplopoda[permanent dead link] by Rev. W. F. Johnson M.A. FRS.
- "‘Hundreds’ of reasons to like millipedes"
Categories:
- Lists of invertebrates of Europe
- Lists of arthropods by location
- Lists of biota of Ireland