[2] Colour of specimens can vary from a shiny brown to greyish black.

[3] Glomeris connexa is native to Europe, where it can be found from the Southern Alps to the Apennine Mountains.

[4] The species has been recorded to live in the following European countries: Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Switzerland and Ukraine.

[6] Glomeris connexa thrives in poor soils and average humidity forests.

[6] The species can often be found alongside Polydesmus complanatus, however both populations decrease in forests which possess fertile soils and high humidity.