• Thakare Pavan R
• KakdeVandana R

Millipedes are small invertebrates which placed under the Phylum Arthropoda. These are small invertebrate’s species which is having two pairs of jointed legs on entire most body segments. This all are placed in class Diplopoda, Subphylum Myriapoda of Phylum Arthropoda, which is the largest and highly diverse group of invertebrate animals. Few species of millipedes are having elongated cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments, while pill millipedes are showing shorter and can roll into a ball. There are about 1000 legs observed in millipedes in the universe. Majority of the species are slow moving detritivores which eating decayed leaves and other dead plant matter. The name "millipede" derives from the Latin root which means "thousand feet". They are soil loving animals living on the ground, in shallow habitats, among the leaf-litters or in the soil. Millipede ranges from 2 to 280 mm in length, and can have about 11 to over 100 segments. Generally they are black or brown in colour, but few are brightly coloured species. Millipedes move slowly due to presence of short legs, which are helping them push their way through the soil and vegetative litter. They are seasonal animals, generally seen is monsoon season and rarely in summer and winter season, as they are commonly affected by environmental conditions specially change in temperature (Ashwini and Sridhar, 2006), and so are predominantly abundant in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.

DIVERSITY OF MILLIPEDES AT AND AROUND MEHKAR CITY OF BULDANA DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.

"DIVERSITY OF MILLIPEDES AT AND AROUND MEHKAR CITY OF BULDANA DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.189-192, May-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFO06030.pdf

"DIVERSITY OF MILLIPEDES AT AND AROUND MEHKAR CITY OF BULDANA DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. pp189-192, May-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFO06030.pdf