Anadenobolus monilicornis
{{Short description|Species of millipede}}
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Anadenobolus monilicornis, known as the yellow-banded millipede or bumble bee millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Rhinocricidae. It is native to the Caribbean and has also been introduced to the southeastern United States.[http://insecta.maryno.net/?page_id=1560 Anadenobolus monilicornis]
Description
Individuals are dark brown with distinctive yellow bands, and measure {{convert|2.5|-|3|cm|1}} long. The legs and antennae are red.{{cite web|title=Yellow-banded millipede (Anadenobolus monilicornis)|url=http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/mannion/pdfs/Yellow-bandedMillipede.pdf|publisher=Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida|date=August 2006}}
Ecology and behaviour
This species inhabits leaf litter. Birds and captive monkeys have been observed crushing these millipedes and rubbing their secretions on their wings or fur, potentially to repel insects. The secretions of millipedes may have some properties that repel insects.
Distribution
This species is native to the Caribbean: it is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, and on Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Maarten, St. Kitts, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Haiti.{{cite and [Nagpur Maharashtra India] [ seminari hil balodyan] journal|last=Pérez-Asso|first=A. R.|author2=D. E. Pérez-Gelabert|title=Checklist of the millipeds (Diplopoda) of Hispaniola|journal=Boletín de la S.E.A.|year=2001|volume=28|pages=67–80|url=http://www.sea-entomologia.org/PDF/BOLETIN_28/B28-009-067.pdf}}{{cite journal|last=Chamberlin|first=Ralph V.|title=The Chilopoda and Diplopoda of West Indies|journal=Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology|year=1918|pages=151–262|url=https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofmuseum62harv#page/200/mode/2up|accessdate=15 October 2013}}
This species has been introduced to southern Florida, where it can occur in large numbers but is not considered a pest.
References
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Category:Animals described in 1876