[1] The genus Glomeris is the largest within the family Glomeridae, comprising about 100 species along with a few hundred subspecies, varieties, forms, or genetic aberrations.

[2] The genus is primarily distributed in Europe, but can also be found in the Canary Islands, North Africa, and North-western Anatolia.

[2] Species within the genus Glomeris exhibit distinct anatomical traits, notably the subquadrate anatomy of the telopod femur, which does not display prominent hypertrophy relative to the adjacent podomeres.

[2] Additionally, the telopod femur is equipped with a broad distocaudal lobe rather than a distinct process.

In contrast, all Hyleoglomeris species display a subterranean lifestyle, dwelling below the surface of the soil.