The millipede Unciger foetidus (C.L. Koch, 1838) in the Kaluga Region: Distribution and habitats (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae)

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https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2025-17-3-442-448

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Diplopoda, distribution, synanthropic species, the East European Plain, the Oka River, broadleaved forest, garden

Abstract

The millipede Unciger foetidus is synanthropic in the northern parts of its range and is introduced to some regions. For Central Russia it has not been previously listed. In the Kaluga Region (European Russia) it was found along the Oka River from Kaluga to Tarusa and in urban settlements Kaluga, Kondrovo, and Tarusa and their nearby surroundings. It inhabits gardens, former quarries, as well as broadleaved, birch, aspen, willow-alder, willow, boxelder, and pine forests. It has a high abundance in forests in the Oka River valley and in gardens.

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