Title Millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Kurile Islands Author(s) Mikhaljova, Elena V.; Marusik, Yuri M. Citation 北海道大学総合博物館研究報告, 3, 115-127 Issue Date 2006-03 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/47809 Type bulletin (article) Note Biodiversity and Biogeography of the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin vol.2 File Information v. 2-6.pdf Instructions for use Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers : HUSCAP Biodiversity and lJI,,}fZf~O{!rallll Kurillslands Sakhalin 2,115-127. Millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Kurile Islands Elena V. Mikhaljova1 and Yuri M. Marusik2 [Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, IOO-letiya Vladivostoka Pro 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russia. E-mail:
[email protected]; 2 Institute for Biological Problems of North, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000, Russia. E- mail:
[email protected] Abstract The millipede fauna of the Kurile Islands is reviewed, with 11 recognizable species involved, all arranged in a catalogue-like way. A brief historical account, new faunistic records, a comparative analysis, and zoogeographical notes are given. Remarks and illustrations are provided for all species encountered, including data on the taxonomy, distribution and ecology. All species currently known from Kurile Islands are keyed. Key words: Diplopoda, fauna, keys, distribution, Kurile Islands Introduction Kuriles). In addition, reviews of the millipede faunas of the Asian part of Russia (Mikhaljova 1993,2004) and the Russian Far East (Mikhaljova 1998b) contain the The vast majority of millipedes (Diplopoda) are information on the diplopods of the Kuriles. saprophages; they play important roles in the processes of decomposition of plant debris and in pedogeneses.