The millipede fauna of Serbia consists of 100 species, 44 genera, 16 families
and 7 orders. The most abundant are families Julidae (41 species or 41%) and
Polydesmidae (22 species or 22%). Of the total number, 27 species (27%) are
endemic to Serbia, while 18 (18%) are endemic to the Balkan Peninsula. All
registered species can be related to 15 zoogeographical categories. Glomeris
klugii Brandt, 1833 (Glomerida: Glomeridae), Cibiniulus phlepsii (Verhoeff,
1897) (Julida: Blaniulidae), Brachyiulus bagnalli (Brolemann, 1924),
Megaphyllum carniolense (Verhoeff, 1897), Typhloiulus incurvatus Verhoeff,
1899, Xestoiulus luteus (Attems, 1951) (all Julida: Julidae), and Polydesmus
renschi Schubart, 1934 (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae) represent new records for
the diplopod fauna of Serbia. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije,
br. 173038
