title: Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka.
abstract: This review lists the currently known species of millepedes in Sri Lanka and discusses their current taxonomic status and distribution based on previous studies from 1865 to date. A total of 104 millipede species belonging to 44 genera, 18 families and nine orders have been recorded in Sri Lanka. Of these, 82 are known only from Sri Lanka; additionally, nine genera and one family are known only from Sri Lanka. Most of the millipede species have been recorded from two localities, namely Pundaluoya and Kandy in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. Current knowledge on the taxonomy, evolutionary relationships, distribution and conservation of the millipedes of Sri Lanka is still limited and scattered. Thus we suggest more intensive surveys to acquire comprehensive data on the millipedes of Sri Lanka.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.; Email: dezoysahks@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: H K S De
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Zoysa
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, No.18, Hoangquocviet Rd., Hanoi, Vietnam.; Email: ducanh410@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Anh D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.; Email: sriwick@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wickramasinghe
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000145:classification*; D057189:Checklist; D013188:Sri Lanka