Pelmatojulus tectus (Cook, 1897)
Giant tri-coloured African millipede
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Pachybolus tectus Cook, 1897 (basionym)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
Distribution
Cameroon & Zanzibar (the latter is questionable)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Cook, O. F. (1897). New relatives of Spirobolus giganteus. Brandtia 18: 73-75.
Other references:
Fiemapong, Armand Richard Nzoko and Enghoff, Henrik. (2018). A giant African millipede re-discovered, re-located and re-classified after 120 years (Diplopoda, Spirobolida, Pachybolidae). Zootaxa 4527(3): 403-413. [Abstract]
https://www.speciesconservation.org/case-studies-projects/giant-tri-coloured-african-millipede/10258