
Wesener, Thomas
Onomeris
Sign in to saveOnomeris is a genus of pill millipede found in the eastern United States. First described by Orator F. Cook in 1896, Onomeris was first posited as the type genus of a new family called Onomeridae, but this was later rejected due to similarities between Onomeris and the European genus Glomeris, another Glomeridae genus.
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Onomeris is a genus of pill millipede found in the eastern United States. First described by Orator F. Cook in 1896, Onomeris was first posited as the type genus of a new family called Onomeridae, but this was later rejected due to similarities between Onomeris and the European genus Glomeris, another Glomeridae genus.
== Description == Onomeris millipedes are smaller than other Glomeridae genera, generally measuring less than 5 mm in body length, and 2 mm in width They are light grayish or brown in color, with darker posterior and lateral edges. Some specimens have pale lateral spots.